Report: 28.1% of Cambodians take out loans for healthcare

7 November 2019
The Phnom Penh Post
Micro-finance / SDG 3 Good health and well-being
Healthcare / loans / University of New South Wales (UNSW)

A new report has found that 28.1 per cent of Cambodians borrow money to pay for healthcare, with microfinance insiders claiming it does not reflect the reality in the financial sector. The University of New South Wales (UNSW) surveyed 5,000 households across Cambodia and found that of those who borrowed money for their healthcare, 55 per cent experienced distress health financing. …

 Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/report-281-cambodians-take-out-loans-healthcare

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