70 percent decline in Malaria cases
The Ministry of Health announces that in the first nine months of this year, there has been a 70% decrease in malaria cases.
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WHO lauds successful efforts to reduce malaria in Kingdom
WHO representative in Cambodia lauds the progress made to combat malaria.
Malaria, Dengue fever cases drop dramatically
The Ministry of Health announced yesterday the number of dengue fever cases throughout the country declined by 88 percent in the first six months of 2020, compared with the same period last year.
Pandemics reveal interdependency with nature
Srepok Wildlife Sanctuary donates to raise public healthcare awareness against malaria.
Malaria: Still hitting Cambodia’s poor
The deadly mosquito-borne disease continues to remain a major concern for public health and a serious economic burden.
PM encourages malaria response amid pandemic
PM appeals for the continued efforts to eliminate malaria in the Kingdom.
Science and shamanism: Medicine meets Myanmar’s far-flung Naga tribes
With Malaria and tuberculosis screening out front and sacrifices to jungle gods out back, health worker Htan Pi and her shaman mother are an unlikely double-act in their isolated Myanmar village.
CNM: Malaria cases decrease by half, dengue fever triples
A 49% decrease has been recorded for the number of malaria cases in the Kingdom.
Malaria cases last year nearly halved from 2018
The number of malaria cases almost halved for the first 11 months last year.
Government committed to eradicating malaria in community protected areas
The government is committed to eradicating malaria in community protected areas.
Ministry introduces new drug to fight malaria
The Ministry of Health has introduced the new drug Primaquine to treat malaria.
Kingdom on track to be free of malaria
Cambodia expresses optimism that it will become malaria-free by 2025.
How do you solve a problem like mosquitoes?
The biggest mosquito-borne threat by far is malaria, with 219 million cases reported in 2017.
Multi-resistant malaria spreading in S.E. Asia
Strains of malaria resistant to two key anti-malarial medicines are becoming more dominant in Vietnam, Laos and northern Thailand after spreading rapidly from Cambodia, scientists warned on Monday.
Goal to eliminate malaria faces hurdles: Report
Eradication of Malaria threatened by growing resistance to drugs and insecticides.
Ministry targets eliminating malaria by 2025
Health Ministry is targeting to eliminate the disease in the Kingdom by 2025.
Multidisciplinary fight against AMR
The overuse and misuse of antimicrobials in humans, agriculture, and food production have led to a reduced ability to successfully treat infections by antimicrobials such as antibiotics, anti-virals and anti-malarials that were designed to fight them.
Sharp rise in dengue deaths
A Health Ministry official yesterday said more people died last year after contracting dengue fever than in 2017.
Dengue fever cases spike last year with 23 deaths
There have been 24,684 cases of dengue fever with 23 deaths in 2018 which saw a sharp increase compared to 2017
More malaria cases, but no death last year: Ministry
The number of malaria cases last year rose by more than 41.6 percent.
More malaria cases, but no deaths last year
The Health Ministry today said that the number of malaria cases last year rose by more than 41.6
Fully filling the Global Fund
In a world divided by conflict and greed, the Global Fund’s fight against AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria is a matter of enlightened self-interest and a reminder of how much humanity can accomplish when we cooperate to save lives.
Mosquito net use critical
The Health Minister is calling for people living in areas prone to malaria to take measures in order to protect themselves.
Fake drugs could kill the dream of a malaria-free Asia Pacific
Asia Pacific has made broad progress against malaria, but the gains are fragile. Without intervention, the massive trade in fake or substandard medicines throughout the region puts a malaria-free future at risk, write Benjamin Rolfe and Lelio Marmora.
New funds to boost malaria endgame
Though vast amounts of money are spent on fighting malaria, unfortunately, a silver bullet in the form of a vaccine or drugs to fight all known malaria strains has yet to be developed.
Cambodia and Thailand step up health cooperation
The Cambodian and Thai Health Ministries sign an agreement for cooperation.
Peacekeeper’s family finally gets compensation
Family of a UN peacekeeper who died of malaria , finally receive compensation.
Peacekeeper’s Family Receives Compensation
The family of a Cambodian peacekeeper who died of malaria in 2015 at Mali while on a UN peacekeeping mission has received $70000 in compensation from United Nations.
Beating malaria in the GMS
Though malaria still poses a major threat to millions of people around the world, there has been significant progress toward eliminating the disease in severely affected areas.
Dengue cases rise over last year
Cases of dengue fever have more than doubled in the first three months of 2018 if compared to the same period last year.
