Strengthening primary care service delivery and community mobilization through PHC Booster Implementation Framework
• WHO supported the development of the PHC Booster Implementation Framework (PHC-BIF) which was launched in Sept 2023.
• Mechanisms to support implementation of PHC-BIF have been formed up at national and sub-national level: National PHC-BIF task force and provincial PHC task force in each of 25 provinces which the later chaired by Provincial Governor and relevant sectors under provincial administrative are members.
• Materials and tools used for PHC-BIF orientation, capacity building and situation analysis were developed.
• Capacity building of PHC national and provincial facilitators team in each of 25 provinces (in each province: 3 staffs from PHD and 3 from provincial administrative) conducted.
• Provincial orientation on implementation and get consensus to move forward with strengthening PHC conducted in all 25 provinces under leadership of provincial governors.
• PHC-BIF workplan 2025 were developed by all 25 provinces.
Demonstrate monitoring quality of the delivery of care in 3 sites
Scalable, tested models to expand coverage of services, monitor quality, increase community engagement and catalyse service utilization in different settings.
Campaign to support the World No Tobacco Day 2024 with the theme "Protecting children from tobacco industry interference" at the provincial level.
A national campaign that raised awareness about how the tobacco industry interferes with tobacco control which protects children from the dangers of tobacco was disseminated in 15 of 25 provinces. Multisectoral advocacy events involving WHO resulted in the proposal to have a sub-decree to ban electronic cigarettes, heated tobacco products and shisha to protect youth.
Campaign and policy discussion at national and subnational level to change the norm of alcohol use and development of legislation on Alcohol Control
Developed and carried out a national campaign and facilitated policy discussion at national and subnational levels to address alcohol use through policy and legislation. Local video clips, banners and posters aiming to shift public perceptions/social norms about alcohol use and to highlight its dangers, were developed through focus group testing and disseminated throughout Phnom Penh and several provinces from October to December 2024 reaching an estimated 25% or more of the adult population in Cambodia. An Inter-Ministerial Working Group for Alcohol Control was formed to support the preliminary discussions for developing legislation on Alcohol Control which would cover the WHO SAFER policy package measures.
Orientation Workshop of Provincial Focal Points on the Implementation of the National Action Plan for Oral Health 2023-2030
In 2024, Cambodia was one of only two countries in the region with a National Oral Health Action Plan. WHO supported the MOH to not only orient provincial focal points on the National Action Plan for Oral Health 2023-2030, but to operationalize the Plan at provincial-level. As a result, provincial focal points identified and conveyed recommendations to address the challenges to implementing the Plan at sub-national level such as ensuring that an essential package of infrastructure and skill for delivery of oral health services is available with an aim to reach all primary health care facilities; and are integrating oral health education into education curricula and including fluoride varnish in routine immunization programs, integrate oral health care services into social protection coverage.
Engaging Media in Cambodia to Promote Healthy Diet and Salt Reduction in Phnom Penh and provinces
WHO collaborated with the Ministry of Information and the Ministry of Health to promote nationwide salt reduction messaging, through provincial-level dissemination, potentially reaching over 25% of the adult population.
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