Cambodia nears eradication of malaria


This photo taken on November 11, 2024 shows Yeang Chheang, 87, who has spent six decades fighting malaria, writing at his home in Phnom Penh. - AFP

ME MANG: Cambodian scientist Yeang Chheang has spent six decades fighting malaria -- even in the Khmer Rouge labour camp where his wife and baby died -- and stands tantalisingly close to fulfilling his life's work.

The kingdom is stepping up a "last mile" push to wipe out the mosquito-borne disease, focusing on hard-to-reach communities in remote, forested or mountainous areas.

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