National Malaria Center of Cambodia
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The National Center for Parasitology, Entomology and Malaria Control (CNM) is a government agency
Government agency
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 responsible for directing
Management
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 and supervising
Supervisor
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 the control of vector-borne disease in Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...

. In conjunction with disease control the Center creates health education programs and manages scientific research projects. It is governed by the Ministry of Health
Ministry of Health, Cambodia
The Ministry of Health is the government ministry responsible for governing healthcare, the healthcare industry, public health and health-related NGOs in Cambodia. The Ministry governs and regulates the activity of medical professionals, hospitals and clinics in the country. The current Minister...

. Main offices
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 of the Center are located in Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh is the capital and largest city of Cambodia. Located on the banks of the Mekong River, Phnom Penh has been the national capital since the French colonized Cambodia, and has grown to become the nation's center of economic and industrial activities, as well as the center of security,...

; the Center Director is Dr. Doung Socheat.

The Center has four principal disease targets:
  1. Malaria
    Malaria
    Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease of humans and other animals caused by eukaryotic protists of the genus Plasmodium. The disease results from the multiplication of Plasmodium parasites within red blood cells, causing symptoms that typically include fever and headache, in severe cases...

  2. DHF - Dengue haemorrhagic fever
  3. Filariasis
    Filariasis
    Filariasis is a parasitic disease and is considered an infectious tropical disease, that is caused by thread-like nematodes belonging to the superfamily Filarioidea, also known as "filariae"....

     and schistosomiasis
    Schistosomiasis
    Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease caused by several species of trematodes , a parasitic worm of the genus Schistosoma. Snails often act as an intermediary agent for the infectious diseases until a new human host is found...

  4. Intestinal parasitic infections

Sanction and affiliation

Internationally, the Center works with the World Health Organization
World Health Organization
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, World Bank
World Bank
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, European Commission
European Commission
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, USAID, JICA
JICA
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, IFRC and many others. Domestically, the Center works with the Ministry of Health
Ministry of Health, Cambodia
The Ministry of Health is the government ministry responsible for governing healthcare, the healthcare industry, public health and health-related NGOs in Cambodia. The Ministry governs and regulates the activity of medical professionals, hospitals and clinics in the country. The current Minister...

, Ministry of National Defence
Ministry of National Defence, Cambodia
The Ministry of National Defence is the government ministry responsible for national defence in Cambodia. The Ministry is responsible for maintaining and governing the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces....

, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, of Cambodia
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport is the government ministry responsible for promoting and regulating education, youth and sport development, in Cambodia.The current Senior Minister of Education, Youth and Sport is H.E...

, and others.

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