Malaria cases up among laborer community
Cambodia has made real progress in decreasing cases of malaria – already surpassing the Millennium Development Goal for malaria four years ahead of the 2015 target – but certain communities still face major challenges in combating the disease, officials said yesterday on World Malaria Day. Although cases of malaria nationwide decreased by 20 percent during the first three months of 2012 – with 19,049 cases recorded compared to 23,730 in the same period last year – Battambang and Pailin provinces had seen a 60 percent increase in infections, said Char Meng Chuor, director of the Ministry of Health’s National Center for Malaria Control…
