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Children often have perception about hospital and feel anxious when visiting doctor.  Irum Sunderji and Pri Vijayakumar, medicine students from Monash University, Gippsland, Australia, try to reduce children’s anxiety when visiting a doctor by establishing a Teddy Bear Hospital.

Establishment of the hospital is helped by students at Morwell Park Primary School.  The primary school students will act as parents of their Teddies to visit Teddy Bear Hospital.  They will learn about surgery, ambulance, nutrition, exercise and related medical practises in medical environment with their Teddies.  The aim of the program is to make children involve and understand the process of visiting doctors is a positive experience.

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