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Health indicators in Ratanakiri are the worst in Cambodia. [24] Malaria, tuberculosis, intestinal parasites, cholera, diarrhea, and vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles are endemic. [24] [25] Rattanakiri has Cambodia's highest rates of maternal and child mortality, [25] with 22.9% of children dying before the age of five. [26]
A study by Roggero found that child labour negatively affects the health of the children and that child labour was a significant predictor of undernourishment. [25] They also found that in regions with a high prevalence of child labour, childhood morbidity associated with HIV/AIDS, non-HIV infectious diseases, and malaria was largely correlated ...
Cambodian Children's Fund (CCF) is a non-profit organisation, founded in 2004 by Scott Neeson to help children in Steung Meanchey, one of the poorest areas in Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh. Initially established to support 45 children in need, CCF now educates over 2,000 children.
Maternal mortality ratio per 100,000 live births. [1] From Our World in Data (using World Health Organization definition): "The maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is defined as the number of maternal deaths during a given time period per 100,000 live births during the same time period. It depicts the risk of maternal death relative to the number of ...
Since 1999, Angkor Hospital for Children has provided over 2.5 million medical treatments to Cambodian children and their families. In 2005, AHC was recognised as one of the few paediatric teaching hospitals in Cambodia by the Cambodian Ministry of Health.
Abortion in Cambodia is legal upon request within the first twelve weeks of pregnancy. [ 1 ] After twelve weeks, abortions are only legal in Cambodia when they will save the woman's life or preserve her health, the pregnancy is a result of rape, or the child may be born with an incurable disease. [ 1 ]
The Ministry of Health is organized into three administrative directorates, with departments and associated agencies as shown below: [3] Directorate General for Administration and Finance - administration, personnel, budget and finance; Directorate General for Health [4] Department of Planning and Health Information (DPHI)
Violence against women and children: anti-domestic violence, anti-sexual trafficking, prevention of rape, drug and child labor; Human rights issues, including women’s rights, gender and the law relating to women and children; Family and community development; Health, birth control and spacing, maternal health;