World Bank Group2015-01-052015-01-052014-11https://hdl.handle.net/10986/21062Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are a set of chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic respiratory disease, and diabetes that are on the rise in Cambodia. Meanwhile, injuries include those due to traffic accidents, which are becoming a major source of mortality and morbidity in Cambodia. NCDs are increasing in Cambodia as a result of smoking, unhealthy diet, harmful use of alcohol, and physical inactivity, all resulting in a sharp increase in the rates of obesity and high blood pressure. NCDs are affecting Cambodians in their productive years. Over half men and over a third of women dying from NCDs are younger than 60 years. The high cost of long-term health care and medicines, along with loss of income, pushes many Cambodian families deeper into poverty. It also overburdens the country's health system, constraining efforts to improve maternal and child health and tackle infectious diseases. Because of the nature of NCDs, which are rooted in multiple causes, strengthening the health system alone will not reduce the burden of NCDs. Many of the actions needed to prevent and control these diseases require the participation of numerous ministries and government agencies, as well as the private sector. For Cambodians to continue enjoying the fruits of economic growth, a strong commitment by the government, the people, and the international community is becoming increasing important. Improved coordination among all ministry of health (MOH) task forces will maximize financial and human resources and help implement priority NCDI-related interventions as part of, and not separate from, other ongoing programs. The application of the measures will benefit from clear procedures for joint planning, programming, budgeting, training, reporting, and monitoring and evaluation (M and E) of all programs.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOADULTHOODAGEDAIRAIR POLLUTIONALCOHOLANXIETYASTHMABLOOD PRESSUREBREAST-FEEDINGBREASTFEEDINGCANCERSCARDIOVASCULAR DISEASECARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORSCASE MANAGEMENTCERVICAL CANCERCERVICAL CANCER SCREENINGCHOLESTEROLCHRONIC DISEASECHRONIC DISEASESCOMMUNICABLE DISEASESCONDOMCONDOM USECONDOMSCORONARY HEART DISEASECRASHESDANGERSDEPRESSIONDIABETESDIETDISABILITYDISEASE BURDENDRIVERSDRUGSDRUNK DRIVINGEARLY DETECTIONEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTEFFECTIVE USEENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHEXCISE TAXFAMILIESFATALITIESFOOD INDUSTRYFUELSHAZARDSHEAD INJURIESHEALTH CAREHEALTH FACILITIESHEALTH IMPACTHEALTH LEGISLATIONHEALTH NUTRITIONHEALTH SYSTEMHEALTH SYSTEM REFORMHEALTH SYSTEMSHEPATITISHEPATITIS BHIV/AIDSHOSPITALHYPERTENSIONIMMUNIZATIONINFECTIONINFECTIOUS DISEASESINFORMATION SYSTEMINJURIESINJURYINTERVENTIONIRONIRON DEFICIENCYLAWSLEADING CAUSE OF DEATHLEADING CAUSESLIMITED RESOURCESLIVERLOW BIRTH WEIGHTMALNUTRITIONMARKETINGMASS MEDIAMATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTHMEANS OF TRANSPORTMEDICAL SERVICESMENTALMENTAL DISORDERSMENTAL HEALTHMORBIDITYMORTALITYNATIONAL HEALTHNCDNUTRITIONNUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIESOBESITYOCCUPATIONAL HEALTHOVERWEIGHTPALLIATIVE CAREPASSENGERSPATIENTPATIENTSPHARYNXPOLICY DECISIONSPOLICY DIALOGUEPOLLUTIONPREGNANCYPREGNANT WOMENPREVALENCEPREVENTION STRATEGIESPREVENTIVE MEDICINEPROGRESSPUBLIC HEALTHREPRODUCTIVE HEALTHRESPIRATORY DISEASESRESTAURANTSRISK FACTORSRISK REDUCTIONROADROAD NETWORKROAD SAFETYROAD SAFETY ACTIONROAD TRAFFICROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTROUTESSAFE SEXSCHOOLSSCREENINGSEX PRACTICESSEXUAL HEALTHSEXUAL HEALTH PROMOTIONSMOKE-FREE ENVIRONMENTSSMOKERSSMOKINGSOCIAL ACCEPTABILITYSTOMACHSYMPTOMSSYNDROMETOBACCOTOBACCO ADVERTISINGTOBACCO CONTROLTOBACCO PRODUCTSTOBACCO TAXATIONTOBACCO TAXESTOBACCO USETRAFFICTRAFFIC ACCIDENTTRAFFIC ACCIDENTSTRAFFIC CASUALTIESTRAFFIC INJURIESTRAFFIC SAFETYTRANSMISSION OF INFECTIONTREATMENTTUBERCULOSISTUBERCULOSIS CONTROLVACCINATIONVEHICLESWALKINGWEIGHT GAIN10.1596/21062