The
Ministry of Health has asked for support from the South Korean government to
aid medical services in the country, it announced yesterday.
According
to a statement on the ministry’s Facebook page, the request was made by Health
Minister Man Bun Heng during discussions at the ministry on Tuesday between Mr.
Bun Heng and the outgoing country director of the Korean International
Cooperation Agency (KOICA), Baek Sook Hee.
“Recently,
the Health Ministry has submitted two project requests to our Korean
counterparts; a project to enhance medical checking and treatment for nose, ear
and throat ailments at Preah Ang Duong Hospital and a project to prevent the
spread of dengue,” Mr. Bun Heng said in the statement.
He said
that KOICA has granted financial aid and technical help to the health sector in
Cambodia, including $8 million for the construction of the Cambodia-Korea
Friendship Eye Center at Preah Ang Duong Hospital.
The
statement noted that Ms. Sook Hee praised the cooperation between KOICA and the
ministry.
“She
confirmed that KOICA will continue to support the Health Ministry, especially
by participating in health equity and quality improvement projects in
Cambodia.”
Since
1991, KOICA has provided about $180 million in grant aid to Cambodia, covering
agriculture, health, human resource development, transportation and green
energy infrastructure development.
On
Tuesday, the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency donated almost 40,000
vials of Pancold S, a medicine designed to lessen the symptoms of colds.
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