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Cambodia's Main Challenges in Improving Health among the Poor

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank Group
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-05T16:03:50Z
dc.date.available2015-01-05T16:03:50Z
dc.date.issued2014-11
dc.description.abstractThe royal Cambodian government (RCG) has achieved remarkable progress in recent years in reducing the poverty rate by more than half. However, the majority of those escaping from poverty only did so marginally and remain largely near-poor and still highly vulnerable to the slightest of shocks. One of the most critical factors in enabling the poor to escape from poverty, and not only remain non-poor but go on to prosper, lies in ensuring higher levels of health welfare in these households. This is especially important in rural areas, where most of Cambodia s poor reside and where health indicators show a stark divergence with those for urban areas. If poverty is to continue to decline apace, and the gap between rich and poor is to continue to narrow, then the RCG will need to ensure that poor and near-poor people s health care is greatly improved such that they can make the most of the new opportunities in education and employment that are now becoming available. With significant improvements in some health indicators over the past decade, the major challenges in health care going forward are now becoming clearer. These include: making a breakthrough in tackling high levels of child mortality and child malnutrition; addressing equity more effectively in health service provision and health spending, through pro-poor targeted programs and improvements in the coverage and rates of use of health equity funds (HEF); and the improved monitoring of unregulated private providers of medication used by the majority of the poor. In addition, another crucial step forward will be providing adequate financing and ensuring the implementation of Cambodia s first national social protection strategy (NSPS).en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/11/23069450/cambodias-main-challenges-improving-health-among-poor
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/21061
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/21061
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesHealth, nutrition, and population (HNP) knowledge brief;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGED
dc.subjectANEMIA
dc.subjectANTENATAL CARE
dc.subjectBIRTH ATTENDANTS
dc.subjectBREAST
dc.subjectBREASTFEEDING
dc.subjectBURDEN OF DISEASE
dc.subjectCANCER
dc.subjectCHILD CARE
dc.subjectCHILD DEATHS
dc.subjectCHILD GROWTH
dc.subjectCHILD MALNUTRITION
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectCHILD NUTRITION
dc.subjectCHILDBEARING
dc.subjectCHRONIC DISEASES
dc.subjectCLINICS
dc.subjectCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES
dc.subjectCONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFERS
dc.subjectCOUNSELING
dc.subjectDEATHS
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDEFECATION
dc.subjectDELIVERY CARE
dc.subjectDIABETES
dc.subjectDIARRHEA
dc.subjectDIET
dc.subjectDISEASE BURDEN
dc.subjectDOCTORS
dc.subjectDRINKING WATER
dc.subjectEPIDEMIC
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFOLIC ACID
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE FINANCING
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE PROVISION
dc.subjectHEALTH CENTERS
dc.subjectHEALTH COSTS
dc.subjectHEALTH EQUITY
dc.subjectHEALTH FACILITIES
dc.subjectHEALTH INSURANCE
dc.subjectHEALTH INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectHEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectHEALTH SECTOR
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH SYSTEM
dc.subjectHOSPITALS
dc.subjectHYPERTENSION
dc.subjectILLNESS
dc.subjectILLNESSES
dc.subjectIMMUNIZATION
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINFANTS
dc.subjectINJURIES
dc.subjectINJURY
dc.subjectINTERVENTION
dc.subjectIRON
dc.subjectIRON SUPPLEMENTS
dc.subjectLIVE BIRTHS
dc.subjectLOW BIRTH WEIGHT
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMATERNAL HEALTH
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY
dc.subjectMEASLES
dc.subjectMEASLES IMMUNIZATION
dc.subjectMEDICAL CARE
dc.subjectMEDICAL EXPENSES
dc.subjectMEDICAL PERSONNEL
dc.subjectMIDWIVES
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectMORTALITY RATES
dc.subjectMOTHER
dc.subjectMOTHERS
dc.subjectNEONATAL MORTALITY
dc.subjectNURSES
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL STATUS
dc.subjectORT
dc.subjectPATIENT
dc.subjectPHARMACEUTICALS
dc.subjectPNEUMONIA
dc.subjectPOSTNATAL CARE
dc.subjectPREGNANT WOMEN
dc.subjectPREVALENCE
dc.subjectPREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectPRIMARY CARE
dc.subjectPRIMARY HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectPRIVATE PHARMACIES
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectQUALITY OF HEALTH
dc.subjectQUALITY OF HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSCREENING
dc.subjectSMOKING
dc.subjectSOCIAL EXCLUSION
dc.subjectSTUNTING
dc.subjectTOBACCO
dc.subjectTRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANTS
dc.subjectTREATMENT
dc.subjectUNDERWEIGHT CHILDREN
dc.subjectUSE OF HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectVACCINATION
dc.subjectVACCINES
dc.subjectVITAMIN A
dc.subjectWASTING
dc.titleCambodia's Main Challenges in Improving Health among the Pooren
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.date.disclosure2014-12-23
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-29T10:31:27.051802Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Brief
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/11/23069450/cambodias-main-challenges-improving-health-among-poor
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid495421468229492482
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000442464_20141223162418
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum23069450
okr.identifier.report93385
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2014/12/23/000442464_20141223162418/Rendered/PDF/933850BRI00P120alth0among0the0Poor.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.countryCambodia
okr.sectorHealth and other social services :: Health
okr.themePublic sector governance :: Administrative and civil service reform
okr.themePublic sector governance :: Other public sector governance
okr.themeHuman development :: Health system performance
okr.themeHuman development :: Population and reproductive health
okr.themeHuman development :: Injuries and non-communicable diseases
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicEarly Child and Children's Health
okr.topicGender::Gender and Health
okr.topicHealth Systems Development and Reform
okr.topicDisease Control and Prevention
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.unitHealth, Nutrition and Population Global Practice
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