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Raising Awareness around Cambodia’s Tonlé Sap Lake
MIDLAND, Mich., February 2, 2024 (Newswire.com)
– Today, Rivers are Life proudly unveils the latest film “Life Afloat” which follows local River Hero, Sarin Roeun, and his passionate conservation efforts on Tonlé Sap Lake in Cambodia. Living in “floating villages” on the lake, just downstream from the Mekong River, the local fishing community works tirelessly to catch fish that provide 60% of Cambodia’s protein intake. Local River Heroes have noticed that due to an increase in pollution, the health of the fish population that make their way down the river and into the lake is declining. With roughly six million Cambodians relying on this watershed for food, local residents are working on solutions to control the waste problem and preserve the ecosystem on which they depend.
Sarin Roeun was born and raised right on Tonlé Sap Lake, learning to fish with his father from a young age. As he continued fishing to provide for his family, Sarin noticed a dramatic change that could potentially affect his livelihood, an increase in trash floating down the river, and a decrease in baby fish. In an effort to change this, Sarin works closely with another River Heroe, Sophal Sea, to recruit “eco-warriors” from each village who focus on cleaning up and restoring the lake. Tonlé Sap, also referred to as the lifeblood of Cambodia’s economy, connects five different provinces in Cambodia, leading to around half of the population relying solely on fishing to live.
Sophal Sea co-founded NGO² BambooShootFoundation in honor of his sister, which plays a crucial part in educating the community and empowering locals at a grassroots level to take action against the influx of plastic waste in the region. Sophal and his organization have remained fully committed to protecting Tonlé Sap since 2018, through education, awareness and solutions for those that call the lake home.
“I try to unite all the stakeholders in each community because sometimes they don’t take action because they don’t know how to talk together and work together,” said Sophal Sea. “I organized and convinced the monks and also the fisherman to start a tree cleanup to get waste out of the vegetation and mangroves when the water recedes.”
Sophal and other local River Heroes continue to work to advocate for the importance of proper waste collection and removal systems, creating healthier waterways for all to benefit. “Life Afloat” inspires conservationists and others from across the globe to support clean waterways both in their local communities, as well as in impoverished communities such as Cambodia, who rely heavily on clean water systems.
At HIMSS 2024, AGFA HealthCare will showcase how Enterprise Imaging accelerates imaging expansion, eases network integration and delivers geographic scalability.
MORTSEL, Belgium, February 2, 2024 (Newswire.com)
– In Orlando, AGFA HealthCare is set to engage with IT innovators who can discover how its Enterprise Imaging Platform keeps the entire healthcare eco-system in flow: to multi-specialty physicians, IT specialists, management, and patients. Developing “imaging without barriers,” AGFA HealthCare will demonstrate its ability to leverage medical imaging across the care continuum, empowering clinicians to provide consistent delivery of patient care – anytime, anywhere.
Developed to enable location-agnostic image engagement, the Imaging Health Network™ (IHN) brings a unique approach with a one-of-a-kind connected experience – offering frictionless access and hassle-free collaboration. Enabling a newly orchestrated flow for physicians, including fast access to the patient’s imaging record, the IHN creates a cross-enterprise Imaging Health Record™ (IHR), which supports clinical history completeness and confidence and enables the patient’s road to wellness.
Supporting the HIMSS 2024 theme of “Creating Tomorrow’s Health,” AGFA HealthCare teams will empower IT leaders to navigate and pioneer in the vibrant landscape of modern healthcare technologies. Such innovations include:
Streaming Client: Radiologists need images that display in near real-time, wherever they are. With our web-based technology, AGFA Enterprise Imaging makes images available in near real time, empowering all members of the care team to collaborate seamlessly. By enabling physicians to break free from geographic constraints, it supports imaging without barriers.
SaaS: Software as a Service (SaaS) delivers benefits, including faster deployments, lower costs, reduced hardware and maintenance, enhanced scalability and integration, ease of use, remote accessibility, and reduced IT bottlenecks.
Cloud Services: These customizable services seamlessly close the image management infrastructure gap, delivering a solution that is secure, scalable, and accessible; easy to maintain and use at a predictable cost.
Mark Burgess, President for North America at AGFA HealthCare, comments:
“AGFA HealthCare is thrilled to be joining the HIMSS Conference and to showcase our innovative solutions. These include our Enterprise Imaging Cloud with AGFA HealthCare’s Streaming Client solutions, which are designed for physician efficiency while meeting the organization’s strategic, financial and operational goals.”
The latest generation of AGFA HealthCare Enterprise Imaging breaks the paradigm of routing data to the user and instead brings the “user to the data” via near real-time streaming technology – truly supporting “tomorrow’s health.” HIMSS 2024 attendees are invited to experience such innovations and our “life in flow” at AGFA HealthCare Booth #1860. Contact us for a conversation at your convenience.
About AGFA HealthCare
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