Public health
Health care policy and administration
Malnutrition remains a challenge for Laos
Health officials need accurate reports on community health, including figures relating to nutrition, if the problem of malnutrition is to be adequately addressed, the health minister has said. For several years, health officials working to tackle nutrition in some provinces have been reporting successes that ...
Japan gives $140 million to Cambodia
The Japanese government agreed on March 30 to provide Cambodia with about $140 million in grant aid and concessional loans for infrastructure, healthcare, water supply and flood protection. The deal, signed by Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn and Japanese Ambassador to Cambodia Horinouchi Hidehisa, was witnessed by Prime ...
Social security fund to increase payments for health services
The National Social Security Fund will pay more to hospitals for health services following a new agreement reached between the fund and participating hospitals yesterday. The money will be paid in a lump sum, with some hospitals receiving as much as 130,000 kip to allocate ...
Health alert on imported food
The Commerce Ministry has banned imports of several food products over a health scare and warned the public to avoid them. The Camcontrol directorate-general took action over I.M. Healthy SoyNut Butter and I.M. Healthy Granola products after the US Food and Drug Administration linked them to ...
Microinsurance closes gaps in social safety nets
“I was very worried [about the hospital bill] because my father was in [intensive care] for a long time,” said Sheryl Tan, recalling the two painful months leading up to her father’s death last year. “So I was relieved when I heard that MediShield Life ...
Tougher healthcare oversight ordered
Minister of Health Nguyễn Thị Kim Tiến on March 20 urged inspectors from the central to grassroots levels to ensure that fines are handed out for violations of healthcare service regulations. The total amount of fines last year was only VNĐ7 billion (US$307,000), she said, adding ...
Indonesia's Siloam plans to double number of hospitals
Indonesia’s Siloam International Hospitals aims to double the number of its hospitals to 50 by 2019. The country’s largest hospital operator expects to expand into remote areas, including the island of New Guinea, now that a universal health care system has been introduced, allowing low-income ...
Still no warnings on some tobacco packs
Some tobacco producers who sell their products on the local market still refuse to place graphic images and health warnings on cigarette packaging despite a government decree on the matter coming into force several months ago. Mom Kong, the executive director of the Cambodia Movement ...
FDA testing foods in Pyin Oo Lwin
The Food and Drug Administration in Mandalay is testing jams and various other food items produced in Pyin Oo Lwin township, Mandalay Region, to ensure safety and raise awareness on cleanliness among consumers. The tests conducted by the Pyin Oo Lwin township administration, city development ...
Myanmar to implement four-year diabetes program
The Ministry of Health and Sports together with the Novo Nordisk Company have signed a memorandum of understanding to implement the Myanmar Diabetes Care Program from 2017 to 2020. The signing ceremony of the MoU, held on March 13 at the Chatrium Hotel in Yangon, was attended ...
