Health

Experts Tout Benefits of AI, Machine Learning in Global Health Crisis

Is Health Care Still a Basic Right as Communist Vietnam Privatizes?

To meet increasing health care needs, Vietnam may need to turn to private funding.

Quality Free Health Care Remains Elusive for Poorest Cambodians

The Cambodian government claims the IDPoor program has been a success, with more than 600,000 Equity Cards — also known as poverty cards and cards for the poor — having been distributed to households across the country, benefiting an estimated 2 million people.

South Korea Takes Baby Step Toward Medical Cannabis Legalization

A very small number of South Korean patients can soon get cannabis-derived medicine. VOA Khmer's Phy Sopheada narrates.

Burundian Entrepreneur Develops Line of Cosmetics to Prevent Malaria

Some 435-thousand people died of malaria in 2017, most of them in sub-Saharan African - according to the World Health Organization. VOA Khmer's Sou Pichchinda narrates.

Zibabweans Team Up to Fight Youths Substance Abuse

A group of concerned Zimbabweans has started an anti-alcohol and drug campaign, targeting communities in which unemployed young people resort to drinking and using narcotics to alleviate the stress of not having work. VOA Khmer's Phy Sopheada narrates.

Huge Drug Bust at Nightclub Owned By Prominent Tycoon’s Brother: Police

The raid on the Rock Entertainment Center on Saturday netted 29 alleged drug dealers, 231 alleged users, 50 kilograms of drugs and one pistol, according to a police spokesman.

Outcry at Mom's Death in Childbirth

Prak Soda's death spotlights the continuing need for rural maternal care. Her husband has alleged negligence in a formal complaint filed with district police.

Researchers Offer Alternative to Knee Replacement

Here's a simple statistic: by 2030, the number of knee replacement surgeries in the U.S. alone is expected to rise over 600 percent. VOA Khmer's Sou Pichchinda narrates.

US Doctors to Provide Free Treatment in Kampong Thom Province

More than 100 medical practitioners will take part in the mission, which is the ninth annual mission carried out by CHPAA.

In South Africa, HIV's Patients Survive Disease But Are Not Weary on Its Toll

South Africa has the world's largest antiretroviral therapy program with over 4 million people receiving treatment. VOA Khmer's Sou Pichchinda narrates.