Cambodia confronts cancer crisis amid food safety concerns, calls for stricter border checks

16 May 2025
CamboJA
Development and assistance for poverty reduction and food security / Food security / Public health
cancer / food safety / Non-communicable diseases (NCDs)

Every 40 minutes, one Cambodian dies from cancer – a grim reality announced by Prime Minister Hun Manet recently. Experts caution that contaminated imported food could contribute to the issue. To safeguard public health, the government is stepping up inspections of imported meat and vegetables as the number of cancer cases rises. …

 Sovann Sreypich
https://cambojanews.com/cambodia-confronts-cancer-crisis-amid-food-safety-concerns-calls-for-stricter-border-checks/

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