Cambodia
Cambodia has one of the highest tuberculosis burdens in the world, according to the World Health Organisation. TB and its drug-resistant forms can be extremely difficult to diagnose and treat, especially in resource-poor countries, where the disease takes advantage of immune systems weaken by malnutrition and HIV, and people have limited access to health care. MSF has been working to improve TB diagnosis, treatment, and training in southeastern city of Kampong Cham.
International Activity Report, 2007
MSF's work in Cambodia began in 1979, providing medical aid to people in the refugee camps along the Thai-Cambodian border. A decade later, as refugees were repatriated, MSF moved inland and played a role in helping rebuild the country's health structure, which had collapsed after decades of war.
MSF's presence in cambodia is decreasing as the capacity of the health system improves, but the country remains the site of MSF's largest AIDS programme in Asia, with 7,900 patients on anti-retroviral treatment (ART) as of April 2007.
MSF in Cambodia has focused on an innovative approach, treating HIV/AIDS as a chronic disease alongside diabetes and hypertension, which also have high...
24 March 2011
MSF Frontline Podcast - In Cambodia, Improving TB Care
