In 2014 PHJ moved its Cambodia Office from Kampong Thom Province to Kampong Cham Province to carry the projects meeting the local requirements in close cooperation with the municipal health administration as well as local communities. These activities include training of health center staff in health and management skills, fostering network between health center and community through maternal and child health education and other health promotion activities in the community.

Cambodia

Since the fall of the Khmer Rouge regime under Pol Pot, health and medical conditions remained very poor until 1990’s. In the past decade, international assistance in health and medical fields increased and the Cambodian people can enjoy various health services to improve their health.

On the other hand, the gaps between the urban and rural area and between rich and poor are increasing rapidly. In the urban area, chronic and life-style related diseases are increasing just as in developed countries, while in the rural area infectious diseseases and diseases arising from malnutrition are still the main illnesses. Another concern is the lack of medical staffs and low quality of health services despite the increase number of medical facilities. Infant mortality rate, under 5 mortality rate, maternal mortality rate arehigher than neibhoring countries.

Introduction of projects

Maternal and Child Health Improvement（2014～） more
Past Project more

Country Information

Source：UNICEF 2017, MOFA Japan 2018, CIA 2017