Success in Fight Against AIDS Achieved Thanks to Royal Government, Civil Society, and Development Partners Working Closely, Adopting “People-Focused Approaches”

(Siem Reap): Speaking at the opening of a meeting held by the Executive Directors of the International Alliance against AIDS at Angkor Century Hotel on the morning of 18 March 2019, His Excellency Senior Minister Ieng Mouly, Chair of the National AIDS Authority, underscored that the success in the response to HIV over more than last two decades, leading Cambodia towards reaching the 90-90-90 targets in 2017, was achieved thanks to the strong support provided by Prime Minister of Cambodia Samdech Decho Hun Sen. In the past, the Royal Government, civil society, and development partners had worked closely, adopting the “People-Focused Approaches.” He added that the first HIV case in Cambodia was reported in 1991, and in 1995, there were up to more than 23,000 transmission case...read more »

H.E. Senior Minister Ieng Mouly: Thanks to Our joint Commitment and Holistic Approach, Our Cambodia Has Achieved Success in Fighting Against HIV/AIDS

H.E. Senior Minister Ieng Mouly, Chair of the National AIDS Authority, presided over the opening of a consultative workshop to review works performed in 2018 and activities to be carried out in 2019 at Hotel Memoria Palace & Resort in Pailin on the morning of March 4, 2019, with the participation of 102 leading managers and officials of the National AIDS Authority, representatives of the Pailin provincial administration, the Pailin AIDS Committee, Pailin health officials, and technical advisers. Following short report on Health of Pailin Province by Dr. Yuok Sovan, Deputy Director of the Pailin Health Department, and by His Excellency Thou Phea, Deputy Governor of Pailin Province, and the workshop’s purpose and methodologies announced by His Excellency Teng Kunthy, Secreta...read more »

National AIDS Authority Marks 108th International Women’s Day 8 March 2019 Under Theme “Promoting Gender Equality and Social Protection for Human Resources Development”

The National AIDS Authority celebrated the 108th International Women’s Day 8 March 2019 under the theme “Promoting Gender Equality and Social Protection for Human Resources Development” at Hotel Memoria Palace & Resort in Pailin on March 4, 2019. This event was held under the high presidency of His Excellency Ieng Mouly, Chair of the National AIDS Authority, and Lok Chumteav Tum Setha, with the participation of 94 leading managers and officials. After listening to a deeply meaningful message from Samdech Preah Moha Ksatrei Norodom Monineath Sihanouk, the Queen Mother with Freedom, Dignity, and Happiness of the Cambodian nation, to the people on the celebration of the 108th anniversary of International Women’s Day 8 March 2019, Senior Minister His Excellenc...read more »

H.E. Senior Minister Ieng Mouly: We Are So Fortunate To Have Samdech Decho Behind Helping Us Offer Message About AIDS Every Time Meeting Workers

H.E. Senior Minister Ieng Mouly, Chair of the National AIDS Authority, presided over the February 2019 monthly meeting at the National AIDS Authority headquarters on the morning of February 28, 2019, with the participation of 89 leading managers, advisers, and officials. Following the opening of the meeting and the announcement of its agenda, H.E. Senior Minister Ieng Mouly permitted His Excellency Teng Kunthy, secretary general of the National AIDS Authority, to present the February 2019 monthly report, and His Excellency Tea Phalla, vice chair of the authority, to make presentation of a workshop planned to be organized in Pailin City on 5-6 March 2019 to appraise the work undertaken in 2018 and set targets for 2019. After listening to the report and presentation, H.E. Senior Minist...read more »

H.E. Senior Minister Ieng Mouly had meeting with Country Director of LAUVAIN Cooperation and officers of GIZ in Cambodia

On the Morning of February 22, 2019 at the National AIDS Authority, H.E. Senior Minister Ieng Mouly discussed with Dr. Amaury Peeters, Country Director of LAUVAIN Cooperation, Dr. Bart Jacobs and Ms. Charllotte Aberdein, officers of GIZ. Meeting was focused mainly on experiences sharing on multisectoral response to HIV/AIDS and situation of response to Non Communicable Diseases (NCD)               ...read more »

The Royal Government’s authorization to introduce measures pertaining to response to HIV and AIDS

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Kingdom not yet ready for LGBT laws: Hun Sen

Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday said the Kingdom is not ready yet to create legislation to allow same-sex marriages because the issue is still causing controversy in some countries. Mr Hun Sen, however, appealed again to parents, guardians and the public not to discriminate against or hate LGBT people. He also called on LGBT people to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases, especially HIV, as he has received a report that the HIV transmission rates among homosexuals has increased. “Infectious diseases among gay men have begun to spread, they should be careful and not transmit diseases to others,” Mr Hun Sen said. He noted that while the government cannot legislate to have same-sex marriages, it does not discriminate against LGBT people. “We cann...read more »

H.E. Senior Minister Ieng Mouly reminds that

H.E Senior Minister Ieng Mouly, Chair of the National AIDS Authority, has reminded that “Valentine’s Day” on February 14 should not be misconstrued as day of love for sweethearts, leading to committing indecent acts, contrary to national tradition, and causing health problems. H.E. Senior Minister advised that the youth should love their families, love the nation, and especially, love themselves by making absolutely certain that they are in good health as well as bamboo shoot succeeding bamboo and as the nation’s successors. Hence, they should know how to care for their health, thwart HIV/AIDS transmission, and stay away from drugs. The Senior Minister called for “faithful love between one husband and one wife, 100 percent use of condoms when having sex...read more »