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Two jailed Khmer Rouge leaders are expected to appear before tribunal judges later this month, to discuss their health difficulties in the face of an impending atrocity crimes trial. Nuon Chea, who is now 85 and was the chief ideologue of the regime, and Ieng Thirith, 79, the former social affairs minister, will go before the Trial Chamber. Two other leaders, Khieu Samphan and Ieng Sary, will not appear, as they have not filed against upcoming hearings on account of health

It’s a trite but true refrain that breakfast is a vital meal for the day. For most people, it’s been about 12 hours since our last meal and your body desire a good refueling. Yet, statistics show that as many at 50% of us don’t eat breakfast. We’re too busy. We don’t like breakfast foods. [...]

As the UN-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal moves toward its most complicated trial to date, the international investigative judge for the court told VOA Khmer he anticipates at least two years of proceedings. The judge, Siegfried Blunk, also said there are court mechanisms in place to ensure health leaders are tried even “in the unlikely event” other defendants fall too ill to stand trial. “You are right to be concerned about this,” Blunk said in an exclusive interview

Cervical and breast cancer are the two leading cancers in Cambodia, a US-based doctor said Thursday, but they are both preventable with early detection. Cervical cancer can be prevented by a vaccine give to girls and boys at ages 11 or 12, and through a proper pap smear schedule

“Cooking the Cambodian Way,” a project begun by the author nearly 20 years ago, debuted in Washington this month, offering 84 different national dishes to would-be chefs.

The Health Sector Support Project (HSSP), which is supported financially by the World Bank, has been implemented by the Ministry of Health for seven years. The HSSP was scaled up to HSSP II in the context of better harmonization among development partners and alignment to government policies, strategies and system. The World Bank Cambodia monthly [...]

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 [...]

Following the death of a young mother during childbirth in O’Svay Commune, Thalaborivath District, Stung Treng Province in 2005, the Commune Committee for Women and Children (CCWC) has dedicated a vast amount of their limited time and resources to ensuring that pregnant women are receiving the support they need.

“Brothers and sisters at the World Bank Cambodia Office, I would like to thank you all so much for your help and support,” says Bopha (her given name), a mother of two children who is living with HIV/AIDS. She chokes, and tears roll down her emaciated chest as she receives a sewing machine and other [...]