Inscribed on palm-leaf manuscripts in the Pali language, encoded in the stonework of Angkor's temples, passed down from generation to generation by the Kru Khmer healers, traditional Khmer medicine stands as one of the great medical traditions of Southeast Asia.

The Institut Pasteur of Cambodia outlines the contours of its public health of tomorrow Meeting at its Annual Liaison Council on June 19, 2026, the Institut Pasteur of Cambodia presented a strong review of its activities and expressed renewed ambitions in response to regional health challenges.

Take a French perfume house founded more than 160 years ago on Rue Saint-Honoré. Add a French importer, a French distributor, a hotel owned by a French group—and crown it all with the most charming and dynamic influencers in the Kingdom. The recipe for a successful launch, Phnom Penh version.

There are streets in Phnom Penh that tell the story of a city. Street 360, in the Tuol Sleng district, is one of them. For many visitors, the neighborhood is inseparable from the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, a place of remembrance that preserves one of the most significant chapters of Cambodia’s history.

The European Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia (EuroCham) Breakfast Talk: Financing Digital Health — Building the Financing Stack for Digital Care today, bringing together leaders from Cambodia’s healthcare, insurance, banking, and government sectors to explore how digital health can be financed in ways that are commercially viable and scalable.

These days, tropical fruit is available in almost every supermarket, but there's nothing like enjoying fresh fruit, not only for pleasure...

The health and sports landscape in Cambodia is about to experience a major turning point with the exceptional arrival of Stéphane André. A Franco-Canadian expert with over 25 years of international experience, Mr. André is an indispensable reference in the field of rehabilitation, prevention, and treatment of chronic pain and back pain.

For the second time this year, the Bioderma Solidary Missions team has taken over the corridors of the Happy Chandara campus in Cambodia. A discreet but deeply human presence, serving 1,700 young girls who are learning to build their future.

In one generation, Cambodian life expectancy has nearly doubled. Behind this modest figure lies one of the most remarkable national resurrections in modern history.

In Kampot province, a community center is working to mend the bodies and souls of those who survived the Khmer Rouge hell. Half a century after the genocide, the wounds remain — and the memory is more urgent than ever.

Every April, Phnom Penh celebrates the Khmer New Year. Amid purification rites, traditional dances, and family reunions, tourists and expats expect a festive and authentic atmosphere.

In Kampong Cham, photographer Grégory Herpe teams up with the Arkoun association to document and extend a vital surgical mission. In a public hospital where patients wait months for surgery, this encounter between lens and scalpel reveals the silences of a strained medical system, between forgotten emergencies and the transmission of expertise.

On the occasion of the One Health Summit 2026, inaugurated on April 7 in Lyon under the auspices of the French G7 presidency and in line with World Health Day, Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet issued a resounding call to action.

Five days before the Lyon One Health Summit, which will bring together heads of state, international organizations, and scientists on April 7, 2026, under the aegis of the French G7 presidency, more than 300 stakeholders are mobilizing in Phnom Penh to take stock of the “One Health” approach in Cambodia.

There’s the sun we know elsewhere, and then there’s the one in Cambodia during the dry season. A nearly mineral light, blinding, that crashes down on the rice fields, the ochre facades of pagodas, and Phnom Penh’s sidewalks as early as 7 a.m.

The Embassy of Vietnam in Cambodia illuminated Prey Veng province last Saturday with a wave of generosity. Organized just before the Khmer New Year festivities, this charitable mission provided free medical consultations, medicines, and gift packages to 500 disadvantaged residents. A concrete gesture that strengthens the fraternal ties between the two neighboring nations.

On the morning of March 5, a team from the Mintha Care company visited the Ptea Clara reception center, "La Maison de Clara," to provide free dermatological consultations for the children cared for by this Cambodian NGO.

Native to Toulouse, the city where her parents settled in the 1980s after fleeing the Khmer Rouge regime, Déborah OM is today a doctor in medical physics (in oncology) at Paris's Georges POMPIDOU hospital. Discover today for Cambodge Mag the portrait of this young woman who affirms that a mind must be “disciplined, tough but flexible so as not to break.”

Yesterday morning, Cho Ray Phnom Penh Hospital buzzed with the rhythm of an exceptional health initiative: a free breast cancer and diabetes screening session, organized in the lead-up to International Women's Day on March 8.

In a large-scale humanitarian effort, Lok Chumteav Dr. Pich Chanmony Hun Manet, Vice-President of the Samdech Techo Volunteer Youth Doctors Association (TYDA), led a vast medical mission providing free care to nearly 4,000 residents of Kampong Speu province.

In its A Healthy Future report, published in 2026 by the World Bank, a multidisciplinary team of experts sounds the alarm. A silent epidemic of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) threatens Asia and the Pacific, a region home to over 2.3 billion people.

Phnom Penh at sunrise: the air thick with humidity, the horns of tuk-tuks zipping by, and me, Duong Thy Hang, executive at a packed hospital in the suburbs of Phnom Penh.

Self-medication, that everyday reflex to relieve a headache or allergy, has become a global habit. Everywhere, so-called "over-the-counter" (OTC) medications offer a quick and affordable solution, without needing a doctor.

Native to Southeast Asia, the santol (Sandoricum koetjape)—known locally as kâmping reach, bâmpenh reach, or loh—has carved a niche in...