The Ministry of Health (MoH; ,

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responsible for governing

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, the

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and health-related

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. The Ministry governs and regulates the activity of

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s and

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in the country. , the Minister of Health was Mam Bunheng. The Ministry maintains 24 provincial health departments, and its main

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Directorates and departments

The Ministry of Health is organized into three administrative directorates, with departments and associated agencies as shown below: * Directorate General for Administration and Finance - ''

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'' * Directorate General for Health ** Department of Planning and Health Information (DPHI) ** Department of Health Prevention (DHP) ** Department of Hospital Services (DPS) ** Department of Human Resource (DHR) ** Department of Essential Drug and Food (DDF) ** Department of Communicable Disease Control (CDC) ** Department of International Cooperation (DIC) ** Department of Internal Audit (DIA) ** International Relations Bureau * Directorate General for Inspection

Affiliated organizations

Organizations under the purview of the ministry include: * National Malaria Center of Cambodia * University of Health Sciences - Cambodia * Regional schools of medical care * National Centre for HIV/AIDS Dermatology and STDs (NCHADS) * Other national programs and institutes ** National Reproductive Health Program (NRHP)

National hospitals

National hospitals of Cambodia include:Ministry, National Hospitals
/ref> * Calmette Hospital * Kantha Bopha Hospital (KBH) ** Jayavarmann VII Hospital ** Kantha Bopha I Hospital ** Kantha Bopha II Hospital ** Kantha Bopha IV Hospital ** Kantha Bopha V Hospital * National Maternal and Child Health Centre (NMCHC) * National Pediatric Hospital (NPH) * Preah Ang Duong Hospital * Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital (KSFH) * Cambodian-Chinese Friendship Preah Kosomak Hospital * National Center for Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control (CENAT)

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Ministry of Health

National Pediatric Hospital

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Medical and health organisations based in Cambodia

Phnom Penh Ministries established in 1993 1993 establishments in Cambodia

Directorates and departments

Affiliated organizations

National hospitals

See also

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