Cambodia’s Health Sector Moves away from the Situation Left by the Khmer Rouge


Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen said the Cambodian health sector has moved away from the legacy left by the Khmer Rouge regime since 1979.

At the graduation ceremony of some 1,400 students of the University of Health Sciences held here this morning, Samdech Techo Hun Sen said that Cambodia had invested a lot in the health sector, especially in the improvement of people’s healthcare and well-being.

“We are now moving away from our difficult era, the legacy of the Khmer Rouge, but we will continue to invest and improve our health sector,” he underlined.

The Premier took the opportunity to call on all medical practitioners to continue strengthening their professional ethics to further contribute to the progress of Cambodia’s health sector.

Samdech Techo Hun Sen also laid stress on the key success of Cambodia’s preventive measure against the COVID-19 pandemic, including the vaccination policy, etc.