Health Equity Fund in Cambodia
Date published: 19/02/2008 Author/Editor: MOH
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Before 1996, Cambodia’s public health services did not have an official user fee system to charge patients, whether rich or poor. In practice however, health service access for poor people was becoming more and more problematic, whereas there was no official payment channel for patients who were willing and able to pay for the health services that they needed.
As part of the Health Reform, the adoption of the National Charter on Health Financing in 1996 provided a first legal framework for implementing different he... |
Cambodia Child Survival Strategy
Date published: 01-12-2006 Author/Editor: Ministry of Health
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The Cambodia Child Survival Strategy (CCSS) outlines the approach to reducing child mortality in Cambodia and achieving the Cambodia Millennium Development Goal 4, which aims to reduce underfive mortality rate (U5MR) to 65 per 1000 live births by 20151. The strategy aims to achieve universal coverage of a limited package of essential evidence-based, cost-effective interventions that impact on child mortality. Most Cambodian households have low income and thus striving for universal coverage of child survival interventions will reduce in... |
National Communication Strategy to Promote the Use of Iron/Folic Acid Supplementation for Pregnant and Post Partum Women July 2
Date published: 01/01/2010 Author/Editor: National Maternal and Child Health Center
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Anemia remains a major public health problem in Cambodia. More than half (57%) of pregnant women and 62% of children under five years of age in Cambodia are anemic (CDHS 2005). Iron deficiency anemia is impacts negatively on maternal and childhood morbidity and mortality. The consequences of anemia in pregnancy include an increased risk of potentially fatal hemorrhage at and after delivery, premature birth, low birth weight. Preventing anemia is a priority for Cambodia and can contribute to achieving Millennium Development Goals 4... |
