Public health

Reports that 40 pigs smuggled into the country from Vietnam had been diagnosed with blue-ear disease were incorrect, according to Banteay Meanchey province’s agriculture department. The pigs were being taken to be resold in Poipet town on Saturday when police stopped the vehicle carrying them. ...

Health experts have advised consumers to be extra cautious when purchasing drugs on social media sites such as Facebook. People should check whether the drugs sold on Facebook pages are legal before buying them, U Zaw Zaw Myo Lwin, CEO of Yangon Heartz Media, a local ...

Many accomplices are involved in the sperm smuggling that was detected at a border checkpoint last week, the Health Service Support Department said. “There are at least three to four suspects involved already – two sperm owners, the person who picked up their sperm, the ...

The Labor Ministry spent more than four billion riel on help for garment workers involved in accidents in the first three months of the year, but unions say staff are still struggling to access healthcare. Labor Minister Ith Samheng said the National Social Security Fund ...

Health officials are investigating a report that human sperm has been imported into Laos, a senior government official has said. Lao law prohibits the trade of human organs including blood and sperm, Director General of Health Care Department under the Ministry of Health Associated Professor ...

Children will receive free healthcare treatment at government hospitals this year according to a new government policy aiming to reduce the rate of mortality of children under five. The policy known as the Strategy and Action Plan for Integrated Service on Reproductive Maternal, Newborn and ...

The Health Ministry has warned all Cambodians to drink lots of water and keep cool, as hot season temperatures near 40C. The ministry’s Communicable Disease Control department also advised the public to avoid alcohol and drink only boiled or filtered water to prevent food poisoning ...

The Health Authority has warned the public of possible outbreaks of dengue fever this year with the aim to prevent and control the disease. The total numbers of dengue fever cases were over double the number of cases during the same period in 2016. From ...

A staggering 35,000 Cambodian children and young people continue to be housed in a range of residential care facilities, with many of them flying under the government’s radar, according to a new report released by the Ministry of Social Affairs on April 20. The report ...

The HCM City Department of Health has instructed general hospitals to improve emergency aid treatment in an aim to reduce overcrowding at the city’s Chợ Rẫy Hospital. These so-called first-category hospitals are health facilities with highly professional staff, specialised departments and modern medical equipment and ...