Australian medical scientist Robyn Devenish has been saving lives in Cambodia for nearly two decades

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When Seng Malai's second son began showing symptoms of a hereditary disorder, she thought she was cursed.

Key points:

• Haemophilia affects 1 in 5,000 males globally
• Before Ms Devenish's work, Cambodia lacked facilities for blood disorders
• More than 1,000 children are now being treated country-wide

 

Haemophilia had already claimed the lives of her first son at just 3 months old and her younger brother at 12.

Sokmao's joints would swell to crippling levels, leaving him bedridden in their tiny rural home, unable to attend school. Small cuts would bleed endlessly. Cleaning his teeth would often cause his gums to bleed for days.

 

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