Social development
Public health
‘Not Possible’ to ban frozen meat imports, ministry says
The Ministry of Commerce has dismissed calls by farmers to ban frozen meat imports because they are bound by free trade agreement contracts. ...
Meas Molika
https://kiripost.com/stories/not-possible-to-ban-frozen-meat-imports-ministry-says
PM urges police to prioritise emergency vehicles during VIP convoys following viral post
Hun Manet is urging police to prioritise emergency vehicles during VIP convoys after a viral Facebook post highlighted an ambulance stuck in traffic. ...
Prak Chan Thul
https://kiripost.com/stories/pm-urges-police-to-prioritise-emergency-vehicles-during-vip-convoys-following-viral-post
Public hospitals delivered most of nearly 300,000 births in 2024
In a striking report on maternal health, the Ministry of Health (MoH) revealed that nearly 300,000 women gave birth last year, with the majority of cases delivered using public hospitals. ...
Nop Sreymao
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501648853/public-hospitals-delivered-most-of-nearly-300000-births-in-2024/
New initiative to boost education, health for underprivileged children
A significant project has been launched for the sake of the well-being of Cambodian children, particularly the underprivileged ones, ensuring access to education, health, and hygiene. ...
Nop Sreymao
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501649481/new-initiative-to-boost-education-health-for-underprivileged-children/
Clear-eyed future: Foundation empowers 1,000 with vision screenings
The OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation made a profound impact on the lives of many Cambodians with a weekend workshop, offering free vision screenings and prescription eyeglasses to those in need. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/clear-eyed-future-foundation-empowers-1-000-with-vision-screenings-
Diabetes, cancer, mental health cases rise in 2024
Cambodia is witnessing a continued upward trend of non-communicable diseases, with over 230,000 new cases of diabetes diagnosed in 2024, marking an increase of more than 59 per cent. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/diabetes-cancer-mental-health-cases-rise-in-2024
Business and Human Rights Law Group report: Cambodia must act fast to offset US Aid cuts
A new analysis by the Business and Human Rights Law Group (BHRLG) warns that the suspension of US aid to Cambodia threatens critical sectors like health, education, and mine clearance, putting thousands of lives at risk. ...
Seoung Nimol
https://cambojanews.com/business-and-human-rights-law-group-report-cambodia-must-act-fast-to-offset-us-aid-cuts/
Increase in common mosquitoes attributed to dry season, climate change
Rising temperatures and an increase in standing water are the key factors contributing to the rapid growth and reproduction of common Culex mosquitoes. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/increase-in-common-mosquitoes-attributed-to-dry-season-climate-change
About two million Cambodian children live in high/very high climate risk areas – UNICEF report
Six million children in Cambodia face increasing climate and environmental risks, exacerbated by poverty, systemic discrimination and marginalization, and disability, a UNICEF report on Children’s Climate Risk Index (CCRI) revealed. ...
Pou Soreachny
https://cambojanews.com/about-two-million-cambodian-children-live-in-high-very-high-climate-risk-areas-unicef-report/
Cambodia achieves 74% drop in malaria cases in 2024
Cambodia achieved significant progress in its fight against malaria, with cases dropping by 74% in 2024, a health official said. Huy Rekol, Director of the National Center for Parasitology, Entomology, and Malaria Control, said that malaria cases fell from 1,384 in 2023 to just 355 ...
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501619100/cambodia-achieves-74-drop-in-malaria-cases-in-2024/
Life expectancy among Cambodians continues to grow
Cambodia’s life expectancy has risen to an average of 76.6 years, up from 76 in 2019, reflecting improved health and well-being amid steady population growth, according to the Ministry of Planning’s latest data. ...
Chhim PichBormey
https://kiripost.com/stories/life-expectancy-among-cambodians-continues-to-grow
ADB supports emergency health coverage in rural Cambodia
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Cambodia’s Ministry of Health today handed over 14 ambulances to as many provincial hospitals as possible in a ceremony at the Ministry of Health to improve emergency clinical care access in the country. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501608101/adb-supports-emergency-health-coverage-in-rural-cambodia/
NSSF to launch ‘family package’ for expanded health coverage
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) is working on establishing a “family package” in addition to the current individual coverage to ensure that all members of large families can access health benefits accorded by the scheme. ...
Nop Sreymao
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501606860/nssf-to-launch-family-package-for-expanded-health-coverage/
PM pushes for ending of HIV/AIDS epidemic by 2025
The Cambodian Prime Minister appreciates Cambodia’s milestones in addressing HIV/AIDS and outlines measures for all stakeholders to level up to end the epidemic by 2025. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501601481/pm-pushes-for-ending-of-hiv-aids-epidemic-by-2025/
UNIDO, IPC enhance laboratory testing accuracy for industries
The Fisheries Administration (FiA), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and the Institut Pasteur du Cambodge (IPC) announced the successful expansion of the accreditation scope for the Laboratory of Environment and Food Safety (LEFS) of IPC, a press release said on Monday. ...
Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501585554/unido-ipc-enhance-laboratory-testing-accuracy-for-industries/
Cambodia launches nationwide measles-rubella vaccination campaign
The Ministry of Health launched a nationwide measles-rubella (MR) vaccination campaign on October 31, aiming to vaccinate over 1.5 million children between the ages of nine months and five years across 25 provinces. ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-launches-nationwide-measles-rubella-vaccination-campaign
Hospital set up as hub for treatment of endemic diseases
The Ministry of Health designated the Techo Santepheap National Hospital to handle all contagious diseases by coordinating with hospitals across the Kingdom. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501582416/hospital-set-up-as-hub-for-treatment-of-endemic-diseases/
Battambang officially smoke-free tourist city
Battambang has been awarded Smoke-Free Tourist City status after meeting criteria set by authorities. ...
Som Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501582381/battambang-officially-smoke-free-tourist-city/
Joint action needed to protect children from environmental health risk in Cambodia: report
Cambodia released a report on children’s environmental health (CEH) on Wednesday, highlighting joint action to protect children from environmental health risks. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501579288/joint-action-needed-to-protect-children-from-environmental-health-risk-in-cambodia-report/
USAID lauds Cambodia’s 20-year effort in combatting TB
During her visit to Cambodia, Samantha Power,the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) said that in the past 20 years, Cambodia has cut the rate of tuberculosis in this country by almost half, and is no longer on the World Health ...
Sen David
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MoH launches first national Children’s Environmental Health report
In a landmark move to safeguard the health of future generations, the Ministry of Health (MoH), with support from UNICEF, has released the first-ever Children’s Environmental Health (CEH) report in Cambodia. ...
Taing Rinith
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501579873/moh-launches-first-national-childrens-environmental-health-report/
US announces over $17M for new initiatives to improve the health of Cambodian people
Administrator Power announced new US initiatives to support the health and well-being of the Cambodian people. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501578648/us-announces-over-17m-for-new-initiatives-to-improve-the-health-of-cambodian-people/
PM’s six pointers to enhance modernisation, quality of healthcare in Cambodia
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet has made six key recommendations to the Ministry of Health, doctors, and health workers in Cambodia to improve the quality of healthcare services. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501560698/pms-six-pointers-to-enhance-modernisation-quality-of-healthcare-in-cambodia/
Diabetes: A hidden killer amidst Cambodia’s ageing population growth
“I was shocked to see a 30-year-old woman bedridden with diabetes, to the point of losing consciousness, swollen due to kidney failure and unable to urinate,” said Minister of Health Chheang Ra, expressing his concern about the rising incidence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and Cambodia’s ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/diabetes-a-hidden-killer-amidst-cambodia-s-ageing-population-growth
