Lack of medics could heighten outbreak risk.
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2016 1:59 pm
Unsurprisingly, a study has found that in case of an outbreak, Cambodia lacks detection and response capacity, mainly because it needs more health care personnel.
Lack of medics could heighten outbreak risk
Mon, 26 September 2016
Yesenia Amaro
Effective response to emerging infectious disease threats relies on a health care system that can stop outbreaks before they reach a national or international level, an ability that could be severely constrained by Cambodia’s lack of adequate health care personnel, according to a new study.
According to a new framework for modelling outbreak risks, published in the peer-reviewed PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases journal on Friday, Cambodia has the fewest health care workers per capita of any nation in the Asia-Western Pacific region – at just 1.2 per 1,000 citizens – which limits its ability to curb outbreaks while they’re still manageable.
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/l ... break-risk
Lack of medics could heighten outbreak risk
Mon, 26 September 2016
Yesenia Amaro
Effective response to emerging infectious disease threats relies on a health care system that can stop outbreaks before they reach a national or international level, an ability that could be severely constrained by Cambodia’s lack of adequate health care personnel, according to a new study.
According to a new framework for modelling outbreak risks, published in the peer-reviewed PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases journal on Friday, Cambodia has the fewest health care workers per capita of any nation in the Asia-Western Pacific region – at just 1.2 per 1,000 citizens – which limits its ability to curb outbreaks while they’re still manageable.
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/l ... break-risk