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Asia’s orphanage industry worth millions

Private donations to orphanages in Cambodia means the government is struggling to cope with their reform, with lack of transparency and lack of safety checks. Most of Cambodia’s orphanages are financed by private donations from abroad, but no one knows exactly how much money flows ...

Asian Pacific Post News Staff
http://www.asianpacificpost.com/article/7013-asia%E2%80%99s-orphanage-industry-worth-millions.html

Health advertisements encourage better care for children with pneumonia

Unicef and the Ministry of Health have prepared four spots to raise awareness in the care of newborns and young children with illnesses. The ads, for radio and television, aim at improving the country’s high child mortality rate. ...

Phorn Bopha
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/health-ads-encourage-better-care-for-children-with-pneumonia/2845123.html

Campaign begins for improved child health

Unicef and the Cambodian government have launched a campaign to promote better health for children and newborns. Cambodia has made some progress improving the health of women and children, but a high rate of death for children remains a major concern. It saw its newborn mortality ...

Phorn Bopha
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/campaign-begins-for-improved-child-health/2841753.html

‘Orphanage tourism’ still an issue: UNICEF

The UN Children’s Fund in Australia has warned volunteers and tourists to avoid visiting Cambodian orphanages following critical reports from the press in recent weeks. In a post on its website, UNICEF Australia said “these types of tours exploit children and their families for the financial ...

Charles Rollet
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/%E2%80%98orphanage-tourism%E2%80%99-still-issue-unicef

2,000 Cambodian children die of diarrhea per year: UNICEF

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) office in Cambodia said Sunday that a new figure showed that about 2,000 Cambodian children die every year of diarrheal diseases due to lack of safe water, sanitation and basic hygiene. “In Cambodia, perhaps 2,000 die of diarrhea each year. ...

Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/health/2013-10/20/c_132814406.htm

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