US Launches Sanitation Project in Cambodia
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USAID Unveiled a Five-year Integrated Nutrition, Hygiene & Sanitation Project in Cambodia, Which is Estimated to Cost 16 Million US Dollars
Cambodian deputy Prime Minister Yim Chhayly and Denise Rollins, acting assistant administrator for the US Agency for International Development (USAID)'s Bureau for Asia, jointly announced the project in Phnom Penh.
The mortality rate for children under 5 in Cambodia is currently 54 per 1,000 live births and nearly 35 percent of these child deaths are attributable to various forms of under nutrition, the statement said.
"Food security and nutrition are two of the most urgent issues that Cambodia faces," said Rollins. "We are confident that this project, carried out in close collaboration with national and local authorities, will help to reduce the level of malnutrition in Cambodian children, giving them a healthy start that will lead to a more successful life."
The project, to be implemented by Save the Children Federation, will benefit approximately 500,000 Cambodians in rural communities in Battambang, Pursat and Siem Reap provinces, the statement said.
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