The youth study tour in the Chhlong health operational district of Kratie province made me happy to know that Cambodia has established a Health Equity Fund (HEF) scheme for helping the country’s poorest and most vulnerable people. Helping them to access health care at the Chhlong Referral Hospital and other hospitals and health centers significantly [...]
Sixty-three-year-old Nem Kem used to walk more than six kilometers every day to get water from a public well. “It took me one or two hours every day just to get 20 liters of water,” she recalls. But since January 2008 all Kem has had to do is turn on her water tap. “It’s very [...]
Challenge: Cambodia’s health system has improved over the past decade resulting in significant reduction of child mortality, reduction of mortality and morbidity due to communicable diseases such as HIV/ AIDS, TB and malaria, vaccine preventable diseases, and improvement in fertility rate and life expectancy. Despite these improvements, Cambodia still faces challenges. There has been no [...]
One-legged Nurse Pan Hean is a proud man. So are all the staff of Chakrey Health Center, which Pan Hean heads. The new health center opened three years ago with 10 patients a day coming for consultation. Now 30 patients come every day. Sitting in his consultation room, Hean smiles and says: “This health center [...]
Rith Roeung, 51-year-old mother of eight, sits beside her sick husband, Tuy Muy, 52, in Battambang Provincial Referral Hospital. He is lying on a bed with a stomach problem, battling nausea and vomiting. But Roeung manages a smile for the visiting World Bank team: “I am happy because I can bring my husband here for [...]
On June 19, 2008, the World Bank Group approved a US$30 million credit to support the implementation of Cambodia’s new Health Strategic Plan 2008 – 2015. The plan aims to improve health care and preventive health services for Cambodian people, with particular emphasis on women, children and the poor. The credit will be used to [...]
There was a time, not so long ago, when International Women’s Day would have passed in Cambodia without most people noticing. But its significance is recognized by more people now with each passing year. On March 17th, more than 200 women gathered at a Women Leaders reception to celebrate International Women’s Day. The reception’s guest [...]