Cambodia, China to boost health cooperation

Cambodian Health Minister Mam Bunheng (R) shakes hands with Li Bin, minister in charge of China's National Health and Family Planning Commission, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Dec. 6, 2016. (Xinhua/Sovannara)

Cambodia, China to boost health cooperation

Xinhua / | 6 December 2016

PHNOM PENH, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia and China signed four Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) here on Tuesday, focusing their bilateral cooperation on the combat of infectious diseases, maternal and child care, capacity building and research, said a press release from the Cambodian government.

Cambodian health minister Mam Bunheng and Li Bin, minister in charge of China's National Health and Family Planning Commission, inked two MoUs on the control of emerging infectious diseases, prevention of HIV/AIDS, control of malaria, traditional medicine, trauma surgery, and maternal and child care, the press release said.

The two ministers also witnessed the signing of two other MoUs on capacity building for health professionals and medical research, which were reached between Cambodia's National Pediatric Hospital and China's Hunan Hospital, and between Cambodia's College of Stomatology and Guangxi Medical University, it added.

Speaking after the signing ceremony, Bunheng said the deals were very important to help develop health sector in Cambodia.

"The MoUs we signed today are a testament to China's high attention to the well-being of the Cambodian people," he said.

"These cooperation agreements will help improve the health of Cambodian people and contribute to the development of health sector in Cambodia."

Li said China was pleased to support Cambodia in the development of health sector and hoped that more Cambodian people would get benefits from this bilateral cooperation.

"I'm confident that the signed MoUs will open a new chapter of our bilateral cooperation in health sector and will contribute further to deepening the comprehensive strategic partnership between our two countries," she said.