Tag: Ministry of Health

Billboards advertising alcohol seen along main roads as commuters cross the Chamkarmon intersection in Phnom Penh, October 29, 2021. (Kann Vicheika/VOA Khmer)

Advertising Buoys Alcohol Consumption, Concerning Some in Cambodia

17 Nov 2021 4:58 PM|
Kann Vicheika|

On every TV station, in every magazine, and on the billboards plastering Cambodia's road, seemingly nothing is advertised as ubiquitously as alcohol.

A Phnom Penh hotel security guard checks a costumer's COVID-19 vaccination card before allowing them to enter, October 11, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

NSSF demands people show proof of vaccination before receiving social security card

11 Oct 2021 9:54 PM|
Khy Sovuthy|

The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) announced on Sunday that it will not provide social security cards to anyone who does not show proof of…

A health worker tests a garment worker for the Covid-19 at a factory in Phnom Penh. Picture taken April 15, 2021. CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

Workers required to undergo rapid COVID-19 testing before returning to factories from Pchum Ben holiday

29 Sep 2021 3:02 PM|
Ngay Nai|

Factory employees across the country are now being required to undergo rapid COVID-19 testing before being allowed back to work as a measure to prevent…

A health officer distributes Chinese medicine to residents living in a red zone in Siem Reap province. Picture taken on September 17, 2021. CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

Siem Reap communities under lockdown to stop spread of COVID-19

21 Sep 2021 9:46 AM|
Sorn Sarath|

A handful of communities in Siem Reap city have been ordered into lockdown in a bid to halt the spread of COVID-19 in Cambodia’s main…

A healthcare worker tests a student for COVID-19 at Chea Sim Santhor Mok high school in Phnom Penh, September 10, 2021. CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

COVID-19 testing begins as schools ready for reopening in Phnom Penh

11 Sep 2021 8:33 AM|
Sorn Sarath|

As the government prepares to reopen secondary schools in Phnom Penh, some say they will require parents and students to test for COVID-19.

Kranhoung Senchey secondary school in Kratie province marked its reopening on September 6. Nor Sokneang

Some schools resume class, but most wait for approval

8 Sep 2021 10:34 AM|
Ngay Nai|

Just over a week after Prime Minister Hun Sen called for a partial reopening of schools, some have already done so while others plan to…

A woman receives a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Phnom Penh. Picture taken on April 1, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

Three provinces miss vaccination targets due to late vaccine supplies

27 Aug 2021 9:06 PM|
Khy Sovuthy|

Kampong Chhnang, Tbong Khmum and Pursat provinces are the only provinces not to have reached their vaccination targets due to late supplies, according to a…