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In Cambodia, the provision of health services has improved in both quality and quantity compared to the early 1990s after the civil war, particularly in Phnom Penh. As a result, major maternal and child health indicators such as maternal mortality ratio and under-five mortality rate have improved dramatically. On the other hand, the number of health facilities, including the hospital beds, and health workers have not reached the level required to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) as indicated by the World Health Organization (WHO). The shortage of human resources is particularly acute in public health facilities. The number of medical doctors per 10,000 population is 1.4, and the number of nurses/midwives per 10,000 population is 9.5. These are significantly less than the average for low- and middle-income countries in the East and Southeast Asia region (9.0 doctors and 19 nurses/midwives in 2018). In addition, there is a significant gap between urban and rural areas. Therefore, particularly in rural areas, securing human resources for health care and improving the quality of services are urgent issues.
Japan has supported the health sector in Cambodia focusing on health system strengthening to achieve UHC by 2030. In order to reach UHC, improving quality of health care and access to health service are essential. Therefore, Japan addresses these prioritized issues by technical cooperation projects focusing on maternal and child health, and health workforce strengthening as well as by grant aid projects aiming at improving health care by rehabilitating health facilities and upgrading medical equipment. This project could contribute to human resource development through strengthening in-service training system for nurses, who play an important role in providing health care services in the country.
The Overall Goal
In-service training system for nurses is established independently to improve the competency of nurses.
Project Purpose
In-service training system for nurses is strengthened. |
