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SMARTgirl to Reduce Risk and Foster Behavior Change
Few Asian Firms Have HIV/AIDS Workplace Programs DECEMBER 2008 — Only 25 to 30 percent of companies FHI/Cambodia Country Director Peter Cowley approaches about instituting workplace HIV/AIDS programs agree to help, reports TODAY. With an estimated HIV prevalence of less than 1 percent, Cambodian businesses don't see the effect on productivity. But Cowley encourages businesses to engage, because HIV/AIDS "can spread rapidly if we are not careful."
FHI's Palliative Care Programs in Cambodia
FHI/Cambodia Staff Recognized at International AIDS Conference
Newsletter from Cambodia Available Now
On the Front: HIV/AIDS and the Uniformed Services
SEPTEMBER 2005 — Uniformed personnel are trained to take risks, a behavior that can carry over into their personal lives and increase their risk of contracting and transmitting HIV. This issue of Snapshots from the Field highlights FHI's efforts to advance HIV prevention programs for the uniformed services.
Newsletter from Cambodia Available Now
Film Documents HIV/AIDS Programs for Uniformed Services
Cambodia Increases Access to Care JUNE 2004 — In Battambang, a province in northwest Cambodia severely affected by HIV/AIDS, a pioneering HIV "continuum of care" approach has demonstrated great success. At Moung Russey Referral Hospital, HIV care and treatment activities have been integrated into existing health services. With USAID support, FHI has worked closely with the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Dermatology and STD to develop clinical trainings and to facilitate the introduction of the new services.
First 'Friends Help Friends' Center Opens SEPTEMBER 2003 — FHI officials and partners in the Battambang Province of Cambodia opened the first Mondol Mith Chouy Mith, or "Friends Help Friends," center at the Moung Russey Operational District and Referral Hospital. The center's activities include running an HIV care and treatment clinic for PLHAs, providing health check-ups, and offering social activities.
Buddhist Community Gets Involved in Cambodia
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FEBRUARY 2009 — A USAID-funded program called SMARTgirl is supporting sexual health among entertainment service workers and their partners in Cambodia. FHI works with five local and international NGOs to implement the program, which encourages at-risk women to use condoms and be tested for HIV and other STIs.
OCTOBER 2008 — In Cambodia, FHI helps local agencies and government provide family-centered and community-based care and support. Integrated care and treatment services are offered in the same outpatient clinics for parents, caregivers, and children with HIV.
AUGUST 2006 — Savy Bou, a strategic behavioral communication officer for FHI/Cambodia, has been named one of this year's Young Investigators of the Year by the International AIDS Society. She was honored at the International AIDS Conference in Toronto this month.
JUNE 2006 — FHI/Cambodia shares the latest in Programs@work, a newsletter that features recent activities. This issue highlights the IMPACT program, a video for people living with HIV/AIDS, the Pfizer Global Health Fellows Program, a military success story, and health services and support for women at risk. 
