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ខ្មែរ 
Health Facilities Project
US$80 million Chinese-funded Kosomak Hospital Officially Opens
The Cambodia-China Friendship Hospital Preah Kosomak, a large-scale hospital equipped with modern medical equipment, was officially inaugurated on Monday 21 March 2022. The inauguration ceremony of the new hospital was presided over by Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen and the Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wentian. Preah Kosomak was built at a cost of more than US$80 milli...
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Cambodia’s First COVID-19 Vaccine Production Facility to be Operational in Late 2022
Cambodia’s first COVID-19 vaccine production facility, a collaboration between the Cambodian and Chinese governments, is expected to be operational and produce vaccines locally by late this year or early next year. Secretary of State of the Ministry of Health HE Youk Sambath, told the media on Tuesday 15 March that China and Cambodia are actively working closely together to push the locally pro...
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US$8-million Ang Duong Hospital ENT Treatment Centre to be Inaugurated in March
Construction of the Cambodia-Korea Friendship Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) at the Ang Duong Hospital has been completed and is scheduled to be inaugurated this month. HE Mam Bun Heng, Minister of Health, inspected the construction site on Saturday 12 March. "We will also respectfully request PM Hun Sen inaugurate the new Ang Duong Hospital building in March,” said HE Mam Bun Heng. The new b...
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US$50-million Cambodia-China Friendship Hospital Tbong Khmum Officially Inaugurated
The China-backed Tbong Khmum Cambodia-China Friendship Hospital, the first modern hospital in the eastern part of the country, was officially inaugurated on Monday 7 March 2022. The inauguration ceremony was presided over by Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen and Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia HE Wang Wentian. The Tbong Khmum Cambodia-China Friendship Hospital was built on 24,300 sqm o...
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Japan Provides Approx. US$300k grant for Infrastructure Projects in Six Provinces
The Government of Japan has provided a total of nearly US$300,000 through the KUSANONE scheme t to build small water treatment plants, provide water supply equipment, and assist in the installation of artificial motion therapy equipment in various provinces. The grant agreement was signed between Cambodian and Japanese representatives on 4 March 2022. The project to install artificial motion...
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Ground Broken on Large-scale COVID-19 Treatment Centre in Prek Phnov District
The Phnom Penh Capital Administration broke ground on the construction of a new large-scale COVID-19 treatment centre in Prek Phnov district. The construction begins at a time when Cambodia saw increasing cases of COVID-19 infection. The ground-breaking ceremony was presided over by of Chairman of the Phnom Penh Municipal Council HE Mop Sarin and Phnom Penh Governor HE Khuong Sreng on 14 Februa...
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US$10-million Large-Scale Hospital Complex in Kandal 12% Complete
The construction of Techo Sen Koh Thom Hospital in Kandal’s Koh Thom district was 11.88% complete as of early February, according to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT)’s announcement on Thursday 10 February. With ground broken on 7 January, the project is being built on an area of 1.3 hectares, with three new buildings, one three-storey central building and two two-storey left-ri...
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New Health Centre Inaugurated in Kandal’s Koh Thom District
The Por Reamea Health Centre in Prek Sdey commune, Koh Thom district has been officially inaugurated by HE Sun Chanthol, Minister of Public Works and Transport. HE Sun Chanthol stated in the ceremony last week that that this health centre was built to service the local people, where they can receive treatment with a wide range of options. The health centre was built with a budget of US$165,0...
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Construction Begins on New Large-Scale Hospital Complex in Kandal
Minister of Public Works and Transport HE Sun Chanthol on Friday 7 January broke ground on the US$10-million Techo Sen Koh Thom Hospital in Koh Thom district, Kandal province. The hospital was built under the budget of charity in collaboration with Calmette Hospital. The construction of the hospital building will cost US$6 million, while the installation of medical equipment will be approximate...
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US$80 million Chinese-funded Kossamak Hospital Building Passes Completion Inspection
The new US$80-million Chinese-funded Preah Kossamak Hospital building successfully passed the completion inspection on Tuesday 28 December, according to the contractor China State Construction Engineering Corporation Ltd. The construction project technical team's leader, Shi Xiaoguang, said the building will become the first hospital in Cambodia with a modern medical concept of low energy consu...
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