The lack of clean water and sanitation is costing Cambodia around half a billion dollars every year in poor health and a loss of tourists, a study has found.
In a discussion titled, “Water is Medicine,†Jaehyang So, manager of the World Bank’s Water and Sanitation Program, said that a study commissioned by the organization on [...]
Lack of Clean Water, Sanitation Costs Millions: Group
Cambodia A/H1N1 flu case rises to 17
PHNOM PENH, July 26 (Xinhua) — Cambodia’s confirmed A/H1N1 flucases have increased to 17 and the latest case is a 22-year-old Irish woman who traveled from Vietnam, health officials said here on Sunday.
“So far, nobody has died in the country,” said Ly Sovan, deputydirector of the communicable disease control department. The latest [...]
H1N1 Virus Appears in Siem Reap
The tourist resort town of Siem Reap has recorded its first cases of H1N1 virus, sometimes called swine flu, though to date none has died from the disease in the country.
Health officials say an American family of four, one man and three women, tested positive for the virus, which emerged earlier this year in Mexico [...]
H1N1 Flu Found in US Embassy Staffer
Cambodia on Friday added the ninth H1N1 flu case to its growing roster of patients, claiming a US Embassy staff member had been infected with the virus.
The 35-year-old American was tested positive for the illness, sometimes called swine flu, on Thursday, following a trip to Thailand, health officials said.
Six of the nine positive cases in [...]
Cambodian air authority tightens measures against A/H1N1 flu at airports
PHNOM PENH, July 4 (Xinhua) — Cambodia’s Secretariat of State of Civil Aviation (SSCA) has taken more actions against A/H1N1 flu in prevention the spreading of the flu through the airports, the press release of the SSCA obtained Saturday said.
All concession companies at airports have set the respond plans in prevention of the flu and [...]
Flu Cases Rise to Six, Including a Cambodian
The number of confirmed cases of H1N1 virus has climbed to six, with the announcement of a Cambodian and Philippine national infected with the flu.
The two cases, found Thursday, follow the discovery of the virus, sometimes called swine flu, in four visiting American students last week.
None of the infected is in danger of succumbing to [...]
Cambodia confirms first case of new flu
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodia and the World Health Organization said on Wednesday an American girl, who was visiting Cambodia as part of a student group, has been confirmed as having the influenza A(H1N1) virus.
The 16-year-old developed symptoms after arriving in Phnom Penh on Friday and sought medical care at a private clinic on Monday, [...]
Laos confirms first three cases of new flu
* Foreigners infected in Laos, all recovering, WHO says
* American students test positive for H1N1 in Cambodia (Updates with new cases in Cambodia, paragraphs 6 and 7)
BANGKOK, June 25 (Reuters) – Laos and the World Health Organization confirmed on Thursday the communist country’s first three cases of the H1N1 flu virus, all of [...]
Cambodia confirms first case of new flu
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodia and the World Health Organization said on Wednesday an American girl, who was visiting Cambodia as part of a student group, has been confirmed as having the influenza A(H1N1) virus.
The 16-year-old developed symptoms after arriving in Phnom Penh on Friday and sought medical care at a private clinic on Monday, [...]
Got Allergies? Doctor Explains Why
Pollen, dust, and other airborne culprits may be responsible for your “allergic rhinitis,†a doctor said Thursday.
Allergens in the home, including hairs from cats and dogs and even rodents, and outdoors, including pollen from trees, grass and weeds, can be the cause, Dr. Taing Tek Hong, told “Hello VOA†Thursday.
“I always sneeze in the air-conditioned [...]