Q&A with healthcare entrepreneur Pong Limsan

06 May 2019 2056 | Business & Trade Fairs

Khmer Times’ May Kunmakara sits down with Pong Limsan, founder and CEO of First Womentech Asia, the company behind an innovative solution to digitalise healthcare systems. Their healthcare solution, known as Peth Yoeung, is now being used in 97 hospitals and clinics across the country and received the Cambodian Women ICT Entrepreneur Award this year.

KT: Can you tell us about Peth Yoeung? How does it work?

Ms Limsan: Peth Yoeung has been in beta testing since late 2016 and it has already been installed in 97 public and private hospitals, clinics, and dental clinics.

The programme has been developed with security in mind, so users can rest assured that is safe. The software can be accessed via a URL for cloud storage and via an internet service provider for those that want to set up their own server.

Peth Yoeung is flexible and scalable and will meet the needs of players in the sector. It helps hospital and clinic owners save money while increasing service quality and efficiency through automation. It eliminates the possibility of human error and saves companies time.

KT: Tell us about your journey as a female entrepreneur in Cambodia.

Ms Limsan: First of all, let me say that I think women are not the only ones that face challenges when starting their own business here. I am sure male entrepreneurs also face similar difficulties, such as striving for work-life balance.

Our family is probably not very traditional. It is not like most families in Cambodia. For example, our kids spend all day at school, while my husband and I go to the office. We are all back home in the evening, and we all have dinner together. My husband and I take turns coming home early to spend time with the kids and help them with their homework.