Health
HIV/AIDS rate expected to keep declining in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) – The number of Cambodians with HIV or AIDS has plummeted from the country’s all-time high in the late 1990s and experts expect its prevalence to continue dropping in the foreseeable future, national media said Wednesday.
“This is good news,” English-Khmer language newspaper the Cambodia Daily quoted Mean Chhi Vun, director [...]
Cambodia, FAO start series of market forums on bird flu
PHNOM PENH, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) – The Cambodian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), with the help from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), will hold a series of market forums on avian influenza to prevent and control the disease, said a press release on Tuesday.
The first forum will be held in Kampong [...]
CAMBODIA: Tuberculosis rates steady but challenges remain
PHNOM PENH, 7 August 2008 (IRIN) - Tuberculosis, which has been on the rise globally, has generally remained steady in Cambodia since 2003, even declining slightly, but detection rates are low.
According to the Cambodia Ministry of Health’s 2007 Tuberculosis Report, the number of patients who die after treatment is extremely low, at 3 percent, while [...]
No foreign mediator needed in Cambodia talks: Thailand
BANGKOK: Thailand does not want foreign mediators involved in its border dispute with Cambodia, a Thai military official said Tuesday, but conceded that the two sides were at a stalemate.
General Boonsrang Niumpradit, Thailand’s chief negotiator in the dispute, on Monday ended negotiations with Cambodian Defence Minister Tea Banh without any resolution to their military [...]
WB provides $30 mln credit in health support for Cambodia
PHNOM PENH , July 17 (Xinhua) — The World Bank (WB) here Thursday signed agreements with the Cambodian government to provide 30 million U.S. dollars of credit for the second phase of the Health Sector Support Program for the kingdom.
The program, approved by WB in June 2008, aims to improve health care and preventive health [...]
Arthritis Can Lead to Disability: Doctor
Rheumatoid arthritis, an inflammatory disease that can cause the bodies immune system to attack the joints, can lead to disability, a doctor said Monday.
“Your immune system protects your body against foreign invaders such as bacteria, fungi and viruses, but with rheumatoid arthritis, the immune system loses its ability to tell the difference between these foreign [...]
Dengue Fever Puts A Refreshing New Spin On The Music Of Cambodia
The strange and colorful Cambodian pop music of the 1960s was born of and killed by military conflict.
Its haunting mix of American surf, garage, and psychedelic rock, as well as traditional Khmer lyrics and vocals, was the result of Cambodian musicians listening to U.S. Armed Forces Radio broadcasts from neighboring Vietnam.
The sound thrived until 1975, [...]
