{"id":24628,"date":"2024-12-17T09:24:38","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T08:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.foyerglobalhealth.com\/?post_type=destinationcpt&p=24628"},"modified":"2026-02-25T16:16:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T15:16:33","slug":"international-health-insurance-for-expats-in-cambodia","status":"publish","type":"destinationcpt","link":"https:\/\/globalhealth.insurance\/destination\/international-health-insurance-for-expats-in-cambodia\/","title":{"rendered":"International Health Insurance for Expats in Cambodia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After three decades of war, Cambodia began recovering and returning to peace in the 1990\u2019s.  Thanks to international aid and private foreign investment, the health sector, like the economy, is booming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What do you need to consider when relocating to Cambodia? Are you wondering what the Cambodian health system offers? Where can you go for treatment?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Global Health has prepared a guide to answer these questions and explain why private international health insurance may well be your best option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A rapidly evolving health and social security system<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since the end of the 1990s, which marked the beginning of the country’s political stabilisation period, the Cambodian Ministry of Health has undertaken major reforms to improve the country’s healthcare system and achieve universal health coverage<\/strong>. These reforms have been supported by international organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In 2016, the government began implementing the Health Equity and Quality Improvement Project (H-EQIP) with the aim of accelerating the country’s development. This project will be extended to 2027 to ensure the strengthening, accessibility, quality and sustainability of the healthcare system.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Established in 2007, the National Social Security Fund<\/strong> (NSSF), forms the basis of Cambodia’s social security system. It is not yet universal and essentially protects registered workers in a country where the informal economy plays a large role. It mainly covers accidents at work, occupational diseases and basic healthcare in the public sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the quality of healthcare in Cambodia?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Despite the progress that has been made, due to a lack of financial resources, outdated medical equipment and a shortage of qualified staff, the quality of Cambodia’s public sector health infrastructure and services remains rather uncertain. <\/strong>In addition, public facilities are often overcrowded and struggle to provide effective medical care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Private health facilities, which are in full development, offer better health services than public facilities despite existing disparities in terms of quality of care and medical equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some private hospitals and clinics in the Cambodian capital and other major cities provide high-quality health services and employ competent medical staff trained in the country or abroad. These private health services can, however, quickly prove expensive and require comprehensive health cover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where can I go for treatment?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For the reasons outlined above, most expatriates choose to seek treatment in Cambodia’s private hospitals and clinics<\/strong>, or outside the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The best hospitals in Cambodia are:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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