Cambodian Hospital Container Project Update
We are pleased to report that the 40-foot shipping container arrived safely at Sihanoukville Port on 2 May via Singapore. Since its arrival, hospital staff have been working closely with customs authorities to complete the necessary documentation and payments required for customs clearance.
We are currently awaiting confirmation that the container has begun its final journey by road to the hospital, where it will be unloaded. Following delivery, the empty container must be returned promptly to the port in accordance with shipping requirements.
Freight and associated equipment purchase costs are approximately $8,500. Included in the shipment of donated medical equipment and supplies sourced from DIK was a specialist orthopaedic fracture table purchased in Australia, along with an "as new" anaesthetic machine that was modified and fitted with the gas canisters used in Cambodian hospitals, ensuring it is ready for immediate use.
The remaining $23,000 raised by the project has been transferred to the Rotary Club of Phnom Penh and is being held specifically for the hospital to purchase additional priority medical equipment that was not available through the Donations in Kind warehouse. These purchases will directly support the ongoing development of the hospital and enhance the level of care it is able to provide. More information about the hospital is available at Cambodian Children's Surgical Centre.
Thank you to everyone in your Club who contributed to making this project possible. Your generosity and support are helping deliver much-needed medical equipment to those who need it most. We look forward to sharing photographs of the container being unloaded and the equipment being put to use very soon.
PP Bronwyn Stevens OAM
June 28, 2026
