Cambodia

The Kingdom of Cambodia has been left marked by almost 30 years of civil war and genocide. Now, Cambodia is among one of the least developed countries in Asia.

Malteser International’s work with the local population was based on many years of experience. From 1979 to 1992, Malteser International undertook a comprehensive program to provide medical care and combat leprosy in camps for Khmer refugees along the Thai – Cambodian border. The project was transferred to Cambodia in 1993 and continues in operation to the present. Between 1997 and 1999, Malteser International was responsible for the medical care of more than 25,000 Cambodian refugees in two camps in the north east of Thailand.

Since the return of the refugees to Cambodia Malteser International was engaged in providing basic medical care and supporting the further development of the health sector in the northwest of the country.

Currently we have no ongoing aid projects in Cambodia

Our completed projects in Cambodia

Improving food and nutrition security

A journey into Cambodia's past

On her project visit to Cambodia in October, Maria Hacker, our communications assistant spent some time in the province of Oddar Meanchey. Located in the northern part of the country, Oddar Meanchey saw political unrest in 1997 which triggered mass refugee movement into Thailand. After the end of the conflict, Malteser Germany and later Malteser International provided medical care to the returning refugees in the area. Here, Maria tells us about her impressions as she gained an insight into the country’s precarious past.

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