Current Health Status Of Cambodia

Health has been influenced by many factors such as poor health status, disease risk factors, and limited access to healthcare. All these factors are due to social, economic and environmental disadvantages. According to the World Organization (WHO) (2015), “the social determinants of health are mostly responsible for health inequities, which is the unfair and avoidable differences in health status seen within and between countries”

“Failure to acknowledge, and more importantly, to understand the role of Social determinants of Health (SDH) in health and access to health and social services will hamper any effort to improve the health of the population.” (Ompad, Galea, Caiaffa, & Vlahov, 2007). Unemployment, unsafe work environments, globalization and the inability to access health systems are some social determinants of health. Social factors would be considered place of residence, race and ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status are also part of social determinants of health. According to “Social Determinants of the Health of Urban Populations: Methodologic Considerations’ Place of residence and an individual’s status within the place are important determinants of health in urban settings. It is important to recognize that the place of residence is

Cambodia is a small country of Southeast Asia, less than half the size of the state of California (“World Without Genocide: Cambodian Genocide”). The Cambodian government in the mid 1970’s was unstable as Lon Nol, the Cambodian prime minister, and his forces were being stretched dealing with conflicts of Vietnamese communists, and a rising group of Cambodian communists called the Khmer Rouge Party. (Peace Pledge Union) As the government grew weaker and began to loose control, The Khmer Rouge Party overthrew the country. They began killing for their cause in 1975. The Khmer Rouge Party, under the rule of a man called Pol Pot, enforced a new way of life following values and rules similar to Maoist-Communism (“World Without Genocide: Cambodian Genocide”). The Khmer Party attempted, in simplistic terms, to nationally centralize the middle or farming class of Cambodia (“World Without Genocide: Cambodian

Over the last decade more immigrants have traveled to the United States from Asia than any other nationality (Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum [APIAHF], 2015). Understanding the specific needs of this population is important to prevent health disparities. Currently Asians are the only racial group who’s leading cause of death is cancer (Tseng et al., 2010). Asian Americans are also more likely to suffer from hepatitis B and tuberculosis. Both children and adults are more likely to have diabetes due to obesity. Many Asian Americans also suffer from mental disorders, specifically depression and PTSD (Tseng et al., 2010). Cambodian patients in particular have “significantly higher physical and mental health problems compared to the general population” (Poitras, 2013, para. 1). In fact, sources noted that terrible treatment by the communist group Khmer Rouge which resulted in the Cambodian Genocide, caused a great deal of mental illness in Cambodian immigrants (C. Heinrich, personal communication, April 24, 2016; Poitras, 2013). Unfortunately, this cultural group experiences considerable barriers to health care for several reasons.

Cambodia holds an affluent and alluring history. Throughout this paper the writer will discuss different topics impacting Cambodia’s history, positive and negative impact of colonization, economic, political, cultural and social legacies, and to answer if western countries or colonizer are responsible to help solve some of the lasting problems of colonization.

There exists a country in Southern Asia, known as Cambodia. This is a small and poor country that experienced dramatic changes in the past century. The Cambodian, or Khmer, society was a very capitalistic country consisted a small population of the rich and a large majority of the poor. The wealth gap between the rich and the poor proved to be fatal. This unreliable economic system soon became the cause of the Khmer Civil War in 1967. This civil war was started by the Communist Party of Kampuchea (CPK), who later renamed themselves to Khmer Rouge. Led by Pol Pot, this Kampuchea party was made up of mainly the lower and middle class who greatly despised the rich, who they believed shared a narcissistic view and an extreme corruption. The Khmer Rouge was able to defeat the Khmer Republic and took over

Cambodia experienced mass death, approximately 1.7 million lives, during the Cambodian genocide of 1975 through 1979. The Khmer Rouge regime dominated the Cambodian government and attempted to purge the population of intellectuals, professionals and supporters of the original government. In an attempt to better the country’s economic standing at a horrendously rapid rate, the country instead experienced mass destruction. The purpose of this paper is to explore the various ways devastation was brought upon Cambodia and how it affected the populace. In the 1950’s the country was engulfed by the civil war north and south Vietnam was waging after gaining independence from France. The battlefield of the war overflowed into Cambodia and caused physical

In 1975 in Cambodia, Asia a warlord named Pol Pot with his party named Khmer Rouge took control of Cambodia. You may asked what their plans were there plan was to change the country into a communist agrarian utopia. If you are asking what is Agrarian utopia this means perfect society. So to complete this goal he evaluate millions of people in the city of Cambodia. Then the Khmer Rouge took the citizen of Cambodia to labor camps where they were starved, tortured, and abused. Doctor, Teachers, Monks, Rich people, and other educated people where the people who were mostly tortured and killed. This genocide had a humongous death toll of 1.7 to 2 million Cambodians that died in the four years of the Khmer Rouge rain. With little to no help from

Health problems have continued to increase due to socioeconomic changes, demographics and the patterns of disease largely attributed to lifestyle. For example, an area dominated my low income earners is likely to have more cares of illness, their income lowers eligibility to health insurance and most of the investors as well as charity may not be willing to setup healthcare centers in the areas. This has led to an increase in demand for health care and a challenge is posed where there are no facilities to cater for this demand. The health care system is plagued by corruption and low quality care, which has led to low satisfaction of the consumers. For instance, in case a patient is uninsured he or she is likely to wait for long to be served in the public hospitals than the one who is insured.

Unease in the population tends to cause issues for the government such as revolts. Another issue that the Khmer Rouge had was they did not feed the people. “I do not care why or how the Angkar plans to restore Cambodia. All I know is the constant pain of hunger in my stomach,” is a good quote to show the struggle that the people had to endure. If history has taught us anything, it is that hungry people are often angry at the government and are harder

Before the Khmer, Cambodia was one of the most economically advanced countries in the world. Now the country is one of the poorest in the world, and has one of the highest death rates in the world. Food/Oil prices have greatly affected the poverty in the country. As the shortage of food/oil gets greater, the entrepreneurs have to raise their prices so they will be able to sustain their families. The less money the citizens have to pay with, the harder it is for those entrepreneurs to make money which hurts the country’s economy drastically. Also the lack of food intake from the Cambodians affects their productivity and efficiency

“There is a strong association between lower levels of health and lower socioeconomic status” (Bradshaw, 2008). “A large proportion of the population is unable to afford or access nutrient dense food, sanitation, health care services, clean water and as a result, the poor health of the individuals living in poverty stricken areas is driven by the unequal distribution of resources in the healthcare system.”

In the southern portion of the Indochina peninsula in Southeast Asia lays the small country of Cambodia, a country that has been in economic turmoil for decades. One economic downfall after another has led to about a third of the nation existing below the poverty line which was at 2,473 Riel or 61 cents per day in 2010. Cambodia’s population is estimated to be around 15,000,000 people. So that leaves about 5,000,000 in poverty. The current struggle Cambodia has to face is the future. The private sector needs to create enough jobs to handle Cambodia’s demographic imbalance. Nearly half of the population is under 21. Due to the poverty in this country children are victims of malnourishment from a very young age. As you can imagine, growing up in conditions such as these lead to impacts on their education and learning skills. This puts Cambodia’s youth in a highly vulnerable position as it would it any country. Migrating to the urban areas without any money, knowledge, or support these youth get pushed into a life of alcoholism, drug addictions, sex trade, HIV exposure, theft, and killing. There is an estimate of about 24,000 children who work and live on the streets. Cambodia is a society where it is not common to share your family problems. They are considered private issues and no one really cares to hear about them. Sharing things like this is considered a weakness. This could be a cause or effect of the lack of social services and counseling in Cambodia. The education

The tropical country of Vietnam is located in the south eastern Asia and is a prime location to study the impacts of significant health issues and their effect on the individuals of these communities. Vietnam is located on the Indochinese peninsula and is bordered by China to the north, Laos and Cambodia to the west and the South China Sea to the east and west. The country has a sizeable population of almost 93.5 million people as of 2015. Additionally, Vietnam has average life expectancies of males and females at 71 and 81 respectively. Despite its neighbors, Vietnam has a relatively poor Gross Domestic Product per capita of only 1910 United States dollars, and is classified as a middle income country by the World Bank. It has received this classification because Vietnam’s Gross National Income per capita of $2013 is greater than $1045 but less than $12736. By being a middle income country and less developed than a high income country, Vietnam is already more susceptible to many additional health issues.

General Guinea health indicators are just as abysmal as economic indicators: on average Guineans live 34 years less than their Canadian counterparts. Why are there so many issues – especially related to inequality – with the Guinean healthcare system? The answer lies in the impact Guinea’s lackluster economic development has had on her health sector.