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Regional Red Cross societies wrap up meeting

Following a two-day meeting hosted by Cambodia, the leaders of 11 Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in Southeast Asia signed a joint statement, aimed at building communities resilient to disaster. ...

Van Socheata
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/regional-red-cross-societies-wrap-meeting

Red Cross to step in as EU targets 'other priority areas’

The Cambodian Red Cross (CRC) has urged its branches in four provinces – Kandal, Tbong Khmum, Banteay Meanchey and Pailin – to continue to implement sustainable humanitarian and community health programmes following the end of EU funding for the programmes. ...

Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/red-cross-step-eu-targets-other-priority-areas

Red Cross sounds alarm over online child safety

Officials from the Battambang branch of the Cambodian Red Cross (CRC) call on parents, guardians and teachers to pay closer attention to protecting children from online sexual exploitation. ...

Neang Sokunthea
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/red-cross-sounds-alarm-over-online-child-safety

Local, Finnish Red Crosses set to assist four provinces

The Cambodian Red Cross (CRC) has signed an agreement with the Finnish Red Cross (FRC) on a programme to promote humanitarian and community health activities in four provinces. ...

Yuth Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/local-finnish-red-crosses-set-assist-four-provinces

CRC collects over $16 million for humanitarian activities

The Cambodian Red Cross (CRC) has collected more than $16 million on the occasion of the 159th anniversary of the World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day (May 8). ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501073283/crc-collects-over-16-million-for-humanitarian-activities/

Bun Rany, health minister laud efforts of midwives in Kingdom

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. ...

Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/bun-rany-health-minister-laud-efforts-midwives-kingdom

First Lady applauds midwives’ dedication

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

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501070399/first-lady-applauds-midwives-dedication/

Red Cross gifts 328 houses to veterans

The Cambodian Red Cross (CRC) on March 18 handed over more than 300 houses to veterans in “Bun Rany Sen Chey Damnak Trayoeng village”, Prangil commune, Phnom Kravanh district of southeastern Pursat province. ...

Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/red-cross-gifts-328-houses-veterans

Bun Rany praises CRC volunteers on Covid-19 outreach

The Kingdom on December 5 marked the International Day of Volunteers, this year held under the theme “volunteering for our future”. The day was officially observed by the Cambodian Red Cross (CRC), whose volunteers have had to overcome many obstacles this year while conducting educational ...

Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/bun-rany-praises-crc-volunteers-covid-19-outreach

Angkor Hospital for Children gets $80K

As of July 29, the Angkor Hospital for Children in Siem Reap province has received Covid-19 medical supplies and more than $80,000 in donations after launching a fund raising campaign on July 16. ...

Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/angkor-hospital-children-gets-80k

Cambodian Red Cross raises more than $13M in one day

The country’s political and business elite dug deep into their pockets on Sunday for the Cambodian Red Cross’ (CRC) annual fundraising drive in Phnom Penh, contributing a total of $13.43 million during an event marking World Red Cross Day.   ...

Kang Sothear
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cambodian-red-cross-raises-more-than-13m-in-one-day-112338/

Red cross opens luxury hotel in Preah Vihear

Pa Socheatvong, the Phnom Penh governor and head of the Phnom Penh branch of the Cambodian Red Cross (CRC), oversaw the opening of a luxury six-story hotel in Preah Vihear City on Monday, officials said. ...

Khy Sovuthy
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/red-cross-opens-luxury-hotel-in-preah-vihear-93050/

Red cross replaces rotten rice donated to HIV-hit commune

Thousands of kilograms of rice donated by the Cambodian Red Cross to impoverished families in Battambang province, including residents of HIV-hit Roka commune, had to be replaced Monday after villagers complained it was rotten, officials said. ...

Mech Dara
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/red-cross-replaces-rotten-rice-donated-to-hiv-hit-commune-78931/

New push for maternal health

The government on Saturday announced a plan to decrease the number of maternal deaths in the Kingdom by 50 per cent in the future by promoting countrywide pregnancy-related preventative measures among women. In the recently released preliminary results of the 2014 Cambodia Demographic and Health ...

Sen David and Sarah Taguiam
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/new-push-maternal-health

Unlicensed doctors ordered to cease operations in Battambang

Battambang provincial authorities have ordered nine unlicensed doctors to shut down their home-care practices in the province, including six in Sangke district’s Roka commune, where more than 230 residents have tested positive for HIV over the past three months. ...

Khy Sovuthy
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/unlicensed-doctors-ordered-to-cease-operations-in-battambang-78008/

More Chinese humanitarian aid reaches Cambodia

The Cambodian Red Cross ( CRC) on Saturday distributed China-donated relief items to victims of last year’s flood, HIV/AIDS patients and disabled people. Bun Rany, CRC President and wife of Prime Minister Hun Sen, and Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Bu Jianguo handed out the relief items ...

Global Times News Staff
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/844146.shtml#.UwqmPPmSxqU

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