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The Ministry of Health (MoH; km, ក្រសួងសុខាភិបាល, ) is the government ministry responsible for governing healthcare, the
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,
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and health-related
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in
Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailan ...
. The Ministry governs and regulates the activity of
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s, hospitals and
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in the country. , the Minister of Health was Mam Bunheng. The Ministry maintains 24 provincial health departments, and its main
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s are located in Phnom Penh.


Directorates and departments

The Ministry of Health is organized into three administrative directorates, with departments and associated agencies as shown below: * Directorate General for Administration and Finance - ''
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, personnel, budget and finance'' * Directorate General for Health **Department of Planning and Health Information (DPHI) **Department of Health Prevention (DHP) **Department of Hospital Services (DPS) **Department of Human Resource (DHR) **Department of Essential Drug and Food (DDF) **Department of Communicable Disease Control (CDC) **Department of International Cooperation (DIC) **Department of Internal Audit (DIA) **International Relations Bureau * Directorate General for Inspection


Affiliated organizations

Organizations under the purview of the ministry include: * National Malaria Center of Cambodia * University of Health Sciences - Cambodia *Regional schools of medical care * National Centre for HIV/AIDS Dermatology and STDs (NCHADS) *Other national programs and institutes ** National Reproductive Health Program (NRHP)


National hospitals

National hospitals of Cambodia include:Ministry, National Hospitals
/ref> * Calmette Hospital * Kantha Bopha Hospital (KBH) **Jayavarmann VII Hospital **Kantha Bopha I Hospital **Kantha Bopha II Hospital **Kantha Bopha IV Hospital **Kantha Bopha V Hospital * National Maternal and Child Health Centre (NMCHC) * National Pediatric Hospital (NPH) * PADH * Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital (KSFH) * PKSMH * National Center for Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control (CENAT)


See also

*
Royal Government of Cambodia The politics of Cambodia are defined within the framework of a constitutional monarchy, in which the king serves as the head of state, and the prime minister is the head of government. The collapse of communism set in motion events that led to th ...
* Health in Cambodia * Institut Pasteur du Cambodge


References


External links


Ministry of HealthNational Pediatric HospitalSihanoukVille, Cambodia Hospital
Government ministries of Cambodia Medical and health organisations based in Cambodia
Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailan ...
Phnom Penh Ministries established in 1993 1993 establishments in Cambodia {{authority control