Cambodia News: Cambodia Health

Surrogacy exit rules released, with parents required to provide yearly updates
The Phnom Penh Post
Parents of children born to surrogate mothers in Cambodia will be required to provide the government with yearly updates of their child's mental and physical development, according to new guidelines officially disseminated to embassies for the first ...

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Project Aims to Send Children in Orphanages Home - The ...
The Cambodia Daily
BATTAMBANG CITY – Though they live in orphanages, an estimated 13,000 children in facilities across Cambodia have at least one living parent. As part of a ...

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Missed Cabinet Meetings Fuel Illness Rumors
The Cambodia Daily
Cambodia's Cabinet has not held its constitutionally mandated weekly meeting since June 16, fueling speculation about Prime Minister Hun Sen's health and confusion over why officials have forgone the meetings. Council of Ministers spokesman Phay ...

Cambodia's Health Ministry Cautions Public About Latest 'Bird Flu' Strain
Radio Free Asia
Cambodia's health ministry on Monday expressed concern about the latest strain of avian influenza, urging the public to take precautions and maintain good hygiene when handling poultry. The current strain of bird flu known as Asian H7N9, is a subgroup ...

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Prime Minister Vows to Keep Children's Hospitals Running
The Cambodia Daily
(Siv Channa/The Cambodia Daily). On Monday, during a speech in Phnom Penh to launch a national social protection plan, Mr. Hun Sen instructed the economy and health ministries to find a way to provide the free hospitals with “any necessary support, ...
PM to support Kantha BophaKhmer Times

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Health Ministry warns of bird flu
Khmer Times
The Ministry of Health yesterday warned people to be aware of the new avian influenza strain H7N9, which has spread to poultry in China and neighbouring countries. Health Ministry spokesman Ly Sovann said that in past two years, Cambodia has not had ...

France and a French NGO combine forces
Khmer Times
Agence Française de Développement (AFD) recently executed a grant agreement with the NGO Planète Enfants et Développement to finance the setting up of health and early childhood services for textile workers in Cambodia with a grant of 330,000 euros.

Health App Attempts to Consolidate Data on Medical Care
The Cambodia Daily
An app to show listings of health care providers and patients' reviews has been released by a Cambodian tech startup, introducing a concept into the country that has proven popular abroad. SokhaKrom will offer users a central location to find doctors ...

Cambodia opposition fights back against Hun Sen's crackdown
Financial Times
Mr Hun Sen on Monday sought to dispel persistent rumours about his health with a combative speech scorning those who had speculated he was facing a “medical emergency”. The prime minister was recently hospitalised in Singapore after complaining of ...
'Am I the real Hun Sen?' Cambodian PM Hun Sen hits back at online rumours of ill healthThe Straits Times
'Is Hun Sen under medical emergency?': PM rebuts health rumours in self-referential speechThe Phnom Penh Post

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Prime Minister Hits Back at Health, Internal Strife Claims
The Cambodia Daily
In response, Mr. Hun Sen on Monday evening posted photos of himself dining with Royal Cambodian Armed Forces deputy commander Kun Kim, Land Management Minister Chea Sophara, tycoon Kith Meng and his middle son Hun Manith, as well as others ...
Cambodia PM Hun Sen's absence prompts questionsThe Sydney Morning Herald

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