Public health

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Japanese government yesterday jointly launched a project to support the Royal Government of Cambodia in building a resilient and responsive healthcare system during and beyond the Covid-19 pandemic.​​ ...

Cambodia is close to reaching the 15 million people vaccinated mark, those with the first dose at least but is still struggling to reach that mark with slow take up of the vaccine by the unvaccinated. ...

Minister of Health Mam Bun Heng raised the shortage of skilled midwives in Cambodia, which currently has more than 6,000 midwives, and urged stakeholders to consider the development of human resources in this sector in response to population growth. ...

A senior health ministry official reiterated that getting a combination of different Covid-19 vaccines approved by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for emergency use is harmless. ...

Bun Rany Hun Sen, President of the Cambodian Red Cross, has lauded midwives’ contribution to Cambodia’s mother and child health achievements. ...

World Health Organisation (WHO) representative to Cambodia Li Ailan said countries around the world should study how Cambodia overcame the challenges of Covid-19 and follow its success, particularly its overarching vaccination programme. ...

The Royal Government of Cambodia has spent approximately 2,613 billion Riel or equaling to $653 million for its cash transfer program to support those hit hard by COVID-19 crisis, according to Social Protection in Cambodia. ...

A drug treatment and rehabilitation center was inaugurated in Preah Sihanouk, Cambodia, in late March with part of its funding presented by the Vietnamese Government. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has instructed the Ministry of Health to review the transfer of 26 Covid-19 patients at the National Olympic Stadium to other facilities in order to allow athletes to use the stadium to prepare for the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games), ...

The national Covid-19 vaccination committee has reminded parents to bring their children aged 5 and older to get their booster doses following revelations of dismal vaccination rates in the category.   ...

Chevron (Cambodia) Ltd, the local manager of the Caltex petroleum brand, on April 26 launched the Kingdom’s first publicly-available electric vehicle (EV) charging point, along with the southern Phnom Penh filling station where it is located.   ...

As Covid-19 cases reached a record low on April 25, with just two cases reported, Cambodia officially lifted the mask mandate for public outdoor spaces. ...

In just over a single day, from April 25 to early on April 26, the Kantha Bopha Children’s Hospital treated more than 2,300 sick children, an unprecedented figure even after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has called for a further easing of health measures against Covid-19 – including the lifting of the mask mandate – after data from the Khmer New Year revealed the festivities as having had minimal impact on the spread of the coronavirus. ...

Cambodia supports all activities and cooperation that have been undertaken to build a community of common health for humanity, especially the eradication of malaria through the use of artemisinin. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen announced that despite the difficulties caused by the spread of Covid-19, the fight against malaria had continued efficiently and made a significant contribution to the achievement of Cambodia’s sustainable development goals 2016-2030. ...

Cambodia is looking into lifting the mandatory use of facemasks against the Covid-19 with the Kingdom having attained the herd immunity status. ...

A high percentage of the Covid-19 vaccinated population, and the new investment law put into force last year have helped increase the number of new investment projects in Cambodia. ...

A senior military official has announced the launch of a 10-day Covid-19 vaccination campaign to begin on April 20, with teams from the Ministry of National Defence administering booster shots in Phnom Penh and several neighbouring provinces. ...

There is a sharp drop in the use of Molnupiravir capsules to treat Covid-19 infection and instead people are thought to be using simple over-the-counter medicines to treat symptoms or similar conditions. Molnupiravir is also considered unaffordable by many. ...

The poverty rate of the Cambodian population has increased from 13.5 percent in 2014 to 17.8 percent in 2019 and 2020, according to a senior official at the Ministry of Planning. ...

Cambodia counted nearly 4.6 million domestic tourists over this year’s three-day public holiday for the Khmer New Year, including 4.5 million Cambodians and nearly 30,000 foreign residents – a number which officials have said is similar to that seen pre-pandemic.   ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen said that within a week or two of the traditional April 14-16 Khmer New Year, the level of transmission – or immunity – of Covid-19 in the community would be clear, and then all relevant ministries and institutions would take the ...

Cambodia ended last week’s three-day holiday of Khmer New Year, when 4.58 million people toured nationwide, a positive move benefiting local tourism-related businesses that have been recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic. ...