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Ministry of Health (Cambodia)

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Formed
  
1993

Website
  
moh.gov.kh

Jurisdiction
  
Royal Government of Cambodia

Headquarters
  
151 Kampuchea Krom Blvd, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Minister responsible
  
Mam Bun Heng (CPP), Minister of Health

The Ministry of Health (MoH) (Khmer: ក្រសួងសុខាភិបាល; Krasuong Sokhaphibal) is the government ministry responsible for governing healthcare, the healthcare industry, public health and health-related NGOs in Cambodia. The Ministry governs and regulates the activity of medical professionals, hospitals and clinics in the country. As of 2013 the Minister of Health was Mam Bun Heng. The Ministry maintains 24 provincial health departments, and its main offices are located in Phnom Penh.

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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 - administration, personnel, budget and finance
  • Directorate General for Health
  • Department of Planning and Health Information (DPHI)
  • Department of Health Prevention [sic] (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:

  • 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)

    • References

    Ministry of Health (Cambodia) Wikipedia
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