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ខ្មែរ 
Health Facilities Project
Quarantine Centre in Battambang Province Officially Announced
A quarantine centre in Battambang province worth more than $US170,000 was officially inaugurated on 17 May 2022 in the presence of HE Sok Loo, Governor of Battambang, and Mr Nam Bok Huyn (Nam Bok Huyn) Director General of KOFIH. Korea. HE Sok Loo stated that at present the prevalence of the COVID-19 virus is much lower, and when no more quarantine is required, the centre will be used as a gener...
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Korea Provides US$66m Loan to Build University of Health Sciences Hospital
The Government of the Republic of Korea has provided a concessional loan of over US$66 million to the Ministry of Health of Cambodia for the construction of a health university hospital, located in Sen Sok district, Phnom Penh. The project was discussed at a meeting held on 6 April between the Secretary of State of the Ministry of Health HE Youk Sambath and a delegation from a Korean company. ...
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South Korea to help build another US$16-million hospital building in Cambodia
The South Korean government, through the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), plans to build a new five-storey treatment building worth US$16 million in the National Pediatric Hospital to provide better medical service to Cambodian children. Director of the National Pediatric Hospital Dr Nheb Angkeabos unveiled this new South Korea-funded project during the official visit to the hosp...
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New US$7-million Rehab Centre in SHV Inaugurated
General Ke Kim Yan, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the National Authority for Combating Drugs, inaugurated a new US$7-million National Center for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Drug Addicts on Tuesday 22 March. Located in Rithy 2 Village of Sihanoukville’s Stung Hav District, the large-scale centre covers an area of 20 hectares and has been under construction since 2017. The proj...
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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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