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Proposed sub-decree banning advertising of tobacco

Posted by admin on September 1st, 2010

Yesterday, Cambodia’s authorities from the Ministry of Health and the inter-ministerial committee for tobacco control were discussing on a proposed sub-decree banning advertising and promotion of tobacco products in the Kingdom of Cambodia. And the proposed sub-decree would be sent to the Council of Ministers soon.

Cambodia ratified the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention Tobacco Control in November 2005, which demands member statutes institute a comprehensive ban on all forms of tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship with five years of ratification.

Man Bunheng, Minister of Health, was quoted by the Phnom Penh Post as saying that “companies that breach the ban on advertising would risk losing their business licenses.” He added that “if any company does not follow, first we will send a letter to warn them, second is to suspend their business and the third is to withdraw licences from running business.”

At the present, there are many advertising of tobacco have been promoted on many ways such as ads on newspapers, television, flyers, and on bus as well.

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Increase of swine flu in rainy season

Posted by admin on August 6th, 2010

The Communicable Diseases Control Department of the Health Ministry released figures last month, around 100 new cases diagnosed was found swine flu. The figures show that there are a total of 693 people contracted the virus by Jul 29, increasing up from 591 identified cases as of June 24.

“The rate of infection had been slow in the first five months of the year, and had begun increasing significantly in Ju,” Ly Sovann, deputy director of the department, was quoted by the Post as saying.

He added that “in Cambodia, the flu season starts when the rainy seasons starts, so usually from May or June, you see an increasing number of people with flu. You’re going to get more people with flu anyway.”

A(H1N1) influenza virus has first detected in the Cambodia in June 2009, and contacted six fatalities, causing 18-month-old boy died in December.

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Cosmetics owners to attend workshop

Posted by admin on May 1st, 2010

All Phnom Penh Beauty Salon owners are invited by the government’s Health Ministry to attend cosmetics workshop on May 5 in an attempt to address the sales of beauty products throughout Cambodia, reported the Post.

There are owners of 36 beauty salons being invited to attend meeting. All salon owners will need to receive training from the ministry and complete a specialized four-year course before they can obtain their license.

Sok Sokun, director of Phnom Penh’s municipal Health Department, was quoted by the Post as saying that all the capital’s beauty salon owners were encouraged to attend the May 5 meeting.

“We are afraid that those creams affect people’s health,” he said. “We want them to respect the law. They must get a licence to run a beauty salon in the future.”

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Bird flu suspected 700 poultry to be culled

Posted by admin on April 29th, 2010

More than 700 ducks and chickens suspected of carrying avian influenza are expected to be killed by Prey Veng provincial authorities. Since 2003, more than 290 people were killed by bird flu. And recently, a 27-old man was died from infection of this disease.

Chhyn Dy, head of the district’s animal health office, said that health and veterinary officials traveled from house to house in the districts this week, killing the birds, which are raised family by family. So far, official have culled more than 1,500 birds, reported by VOA Khmer.

He added that a remaining 400 chickens and 300 ducks will be culled.

Tep Samoeun, head of the provincial hospital’s infectious disease department, was quoted by the VOA Khmer as saying that “If someone living in a place where ducks or chickens are raised in farms is suspected of having the H5N1 virus, we can provide Tamilflu tablets.”

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