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Korea University Anam Hospital wins KOICA bid to upgrade the National Pediatric Hospital Cambodia

Korea University Medical Center (KUMC) said that Korea University Anam Hospital (KUAH) has successfully secured the project for enhancing the internal medicine department at the National Pediatric Hospital Cambodia project, sponsored by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA). ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501390495/korea-university-anam-hospital-wins-koica-bid-to-upgrade-the-national-pediatric-hospital-cambodia/

16 percent of households in Cambodia cannot afford nutritious diet

A total of 16 percent of households in Cambodia cannot afford a nutritious diet, highlighting the importance of social assistance programs to prevent more families from falling behind, said a new report released on Monday. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501388176/16-percent-of-households-in-cambodia-cannot-afford-nutritious-diet/

Childhood diabetes a ‘pressing issue’

UNBEKNOWN to Rorn Chamroeun, her 12-year-old daughter had battled kidney failure since birth, a situation intricately linked to her daughter’s consumption of sugary drinks. ...

Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/childhood-diabetes-pressing-issue

Spike in dengue fever cases

Cambodia recorded a record number of dengue fever cases in the first nine months of 2023, reaching 21,568. This marks a huge 184 percent hike from the same period last year, with the population urged to take precautions. ...

Marissa Carruthers
https://kiripost.com/stories/spike-in-dengue-fever-cases

‘Pink eye’ breaks out in Kampong Chhnang

Health officials from the Kampong Chhnang provincial department detected almost 200 cases of streptococcus infections in the Por commune of the Kampong Leng district. Patients are currently undergoing examination and treatment by ophthalmologists. ...

Sok Raksa
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pink-eye-breaks-out-kampong-chhnang

Cambodian kidney transplant victims stranded in India plead for PM Hun Manet’s intervention

Eighteen kidney transplant patients, who are stranded in India after being cheated by Phnom Penh-based Metro RLV Polyclinic, which allegedly absconded with $1 million paid by them, are pleading with Prime Minister Hun Manet to intervene in their case. ...

Khuon Narim and Runn Sreydeth
https://cambojanews.com/cambodian-kidney-transplant-victims-stranded-in-india-plead-for-pm-hun-manets-intervention/

PM opens Techo Santepheap National Hospital today

Prime Minister Hun Manet will officially inaugurate the Techo Santepheap National Hospital, the largest and most modern national hospital, in Phnom Penh today. ...

Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501380882/pm-opens-techo-santepheap-national-hospital-today/

Siem Reap project elevates healthcare

In Siem Reap town and province, where history and modernity converge, the Project for Improvement of Referral Hospitals – an initiative funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) – is ushering in a new era of “healthcare excellence”. ...

Hong Raksmey
https://phnompenhpost.com/national-post-depth/siem-reap-project-elevates-healthcare

Siem Reap project elevates healthcare

In Siem Reap town and province, where history and modernity converge, the Project for Improvement of Referral Hospitals – an initiative funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) – is ushering in a new era of “healthcare excellence”. ...

Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-post-depth/siem-reap-project-elevates-healthcare

Ministry of Health instructs local authorities to eliminate unauthorised health services

The Ministry of Health has instructed local authorities in all capitals and provinces to participate in preventing or eliminating the provision of health services without the Ministry’s permission, and all private health workers must strictly adhere to professional ethics. ...

Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501375504/ministry-of-health-instructs-local-authorities-to-eliminate-unauthorised-health-services/

Sequencing ties new Cambodia H5N1 avian flu cases to older clade

The detection of two recent human H5N1 avian flu infections in Cambodia, genetic sequencing led by scientists at the Pasteur Institute in Phnom Penh revealed that the virus belongs to the 2.3.2.1c clade, similar to viruses that have been circulating in the region over the ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501375309/sequencing-ties-new-cambodia-h5n1-avian-flu-cases-to-older-clade/

Vietnamese group helps improve health care in Cambodia

Medlatec Group on October 7 opened a clinic in Cambodia with the hope of providing high-quality medical services to local people in the neighbouring country. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501373388/vietnamese-group-helps-improve-health-care-in-cambodia/

HPV vaccine integrated into nat’l immunisation schedule

Cambodia commenced a nationwide immunisation effort on October 5 to combat cervical cancer. Free vaccinations are provided to girls aged nine and above. The one-dose human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is now integrated into the national immunisation schedule. ...

Neang Sokunthea
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/hpv-vaccine-integrated-natl-immunisation-schedule

NSSF access jumps more than 80%

The number of people accessing healthcare services at local health facilities through the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) increased by more than 80 per cent in the first six months of 2023, if compared with the same period last year, officials said. ...

Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nssf-access-jumps-more-80

Precautions taken after Zika reported in K Thom

Health authorities have taken precautionary measures after a seven-year-old girl was diagnosed with Zika in Popech village of Kampong Thom province. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501365714/precautions-taken-after-zika-reported-in-k-thom/

Chinese doctors step up solidarity programme in Cambodia and Laos

Chinese doctors have performed more than 10,000 free surgeries on cataract patients in Cambodia and Laos, as reported by Xinhua News Agency, a partner of TV BRICS. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501362065/chinese-doctors-step-up-solidarity-programme-in-cambodia-and-laos/

Dengue cases on the rise, warns Health Ministry

The Ministry of Health has reissued its warning that dengue fever will be on the rise and has asked people to be vigilant and implement measures to prevent a large-scale outbreak of the disease in the community. ...

Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501361862/dengue-cases-on-the-rise-warns-health-ministry/

MOH orders checks on all health service providers’ licences

The Ministry of Health has ordered all the directors of the capital and provincial health departments to check all clinics and polyclinics to ensure they are licenced. ...

Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501359834/moh-orders-checks-on-all-health-service-providers-licences/

Chinese doctors perform over 10,000 free cataract surgeries in Cambodia, Laos

Chinese doctors have performed a total of 10,059 surgeries at no cost to cataract patients in Cambodia and Laos, according to health authorities. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501359258/chinese-doctors-perform-over-10000-free-cataract-surgeries-in-cambodia-laos/

IPC signs MoU on food safety training

The Institut Pasteur du Cambodge (IPC) on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Food Safety and Best Practices Training Programme with b. Consulting Cambodia. ...

Nang Veasna
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501358040/ipc-signs-mou-on-food-safety-training/

Study reveals diverse swine flu strains circulating in Cambodian pigs for 15 years

Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore have made a significant discovery, identifying several previously unknown strains of swine flu viruses that have been circulating quietly in Cambodian pig populations for the past 15 years. This finding raises concerns about potential pandemic risks. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501357799/study-reveals-diverse-swine-flu-strains-circulating-in-cambodian-pigs-for-15-years/

Donor diversity powers Angkor Hospital for Children

In the first half of this year, Angkor Hospital for Children (AHC) in Siem Reap successfully raised approximately $4 million through local and international donations. ...

Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/donor-diversity-powers-angkor-hospital-children

NSSF to extend healthcare access

The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) is set to launch a five-year strategy focused on job development and vocational training. This is a key step in broadening the range of services available to the families and dependents of fund members. ...

Chea Sokny
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nssf-extend-healthcare-access

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