Malaria Cambodia
U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh, Cambodia - Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC)
ODC ProgramsDirect Military-to-Military (Mil-to-Mil) relations between the United States and Cambodia were suspended in July 1997. The suspension currently remains in effect, with the exception of humanitarian assistance. ODC Cambodia's Program entails:Humanitarian Mine Action. Basic and advanced trauma management taught to Cambodian deminers by U.S. Army Special Forces teams. U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) personnel teach explosives and munitions safety and handling techniques to Cambodian EOD personnel.Blast Resuscitation and Victims Assistance (BRAVA). U.S. Army and Air Fo ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Text: U.S. Partnering to Fight Malaria, Tuberculosis in Africa
Improper prescription of medications by pharmacists and self-prescribing of malaria medications contribute to malaria drug resistance. Poor quality and counterfeit malaria medications also contribute to drug resistance as well as ill health and death. In an effort to improve prescription practices and assure effective malaria medications reach consumers, USAID supported research studies in Africa, Asia and Latin America to determine the extent of improper malaria medication practices. They found that household treatment practices are all too often inadequate. In Cambodia, for instance, it was found that only 11 percent of people with symptoms of malaria received the nationally recommended first-line therapy. Moreover, 41 percent of people receiving treatment for malaria did not take the full course of the malaria medications. And 50 percent of people were self-prescribing with medications obtained in the private market. ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Text: Global Fund Issues Eight New Anti-Disease Grants
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is approving new grants for disease-fighting projects as the fund's board meets in Geneva, Switzerland. ... --Madagascar plans for a 20 per cent reduction in malaria-related mortality with US$1.5 million (Fact Sheet available at http://www.globalfundatm.org/journalists/fsheets/madagascar.html) ... Global Fund announces signing of eight new grant agreements worldwide in the fight against AIDS, TB and Malaria ... [Read More]
US Department Of State Post Report
As a very low-income country, Cambodia is faced with many of the health problems typically associated with developing countries. Major public health problems include HIV/AIDS, malaria, dengue fever, sexually transmitted diseases, respiratory infections, diarrhea, tuberculosis, and malnutrition. Cambodia has the highest HIV sero-prevalence in Southeast Asia. The reported national HIV sero-prevalence rate is 2.6%. Although malaria risk is minimal in Phnom Penh, the northwestern section of the country is the source of the worst multiple drug resistant malaria in the world. Dengue fever, another mosquito-borne illness is increasing, particularly in urban areas. Most of these diseases affect primarily the Cambodian population, although expatriates exploring Cambodia’s burgeoning sex industry are at extremely high risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV disease. ... [Read More]
HIV/AIDS & Other Infectious Diseases Archive - US Department of State
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2002
1111--12/13/02 Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Text: USAID Advances International Effort to Save Children
USAID's child survival agenda has been active since 1985, when Congress created the Child Survival Program. Since then, USAID has obligated more than $5 billion in support of initiatives in child survival, HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. In addition, USAID has provided more than $2.5 billion in assistance to child survival programs in developing countries that support maternal and child immunization; prevention and treatment of respiratory infections, diarrheal diseases, and malaria; breastfeeding; nutrition, and water and sanitation. ... [Read More]
U.S. Department of State - Washington Hyper File
516 Text: International Researchers Investigate Vivax Malaria ... (Vivax malaria causes 70 million cases, half of world's total) (1020) ... [Read More]
2003
1111--05/26/03 Bill-Signing Ceremony for the U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act of 2003 ... [Read More]
May
1111--05/26/03 Bill-Signing Ceremony for the U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act of 2003 ... [Read More]
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