First, when we talk about nutrition, we usually highlight alarming numbers and note disturbing trends. One of the most powerful examples I use for Cambodia is that one out of every three children under five is stunted. Last night, I was reviewing some nutrition notes at home, and when I read this statistic, I thought of my three wonderful daughters, who were playing around me, and I reflected that one would likely have been stunted if circumstances were different and I was a mother in Cambodia.

I appreciate that I am looking out across a broad set of people and organizations who have committed themselves to work towards a common goal to help Cambodian children get a better education. When USAID began looking into supporting the Ministry of Education in early grade reading, we were impressed with all of the work that has been done to help children learn to read. I want to salute the Ministry on the efforts and progress made to date in advancing early grade reading.

These periodic surveys of HIV behavior and prevalence have been very influential for programming. They provide us with the latest data on progress as well as show us gaps in HIV prevention, testing, and treatment. As you may recall, the 2010 survey had a great impact on the shape of USAID HIV programming.

ការអនុម័តនូវច្បាប់ថ្មីមួយនេះ គឺជាព្រឹត្តិការណ៍ដ៏មានសារៈសំខាន់ ដោយសារច្បាប់នេះបង្ហាញនូវការប្តេជ្ញាចិត្ត​របស់កម្ពុជាក្នុងការពង្រឹងអាជីពក្នុងវិស័យសុខាភិបាល និងធានានូវគុណភាពនៃសេវាសុខាភិបាលនៅទូទាំង​ប្រទេស។ ច្បាប់នេះក៏នឹងជួយគណៈគ្រូពេទ្យ គណៈឆ្មប និងគណៈគិលានុបដ្ឋាយិការតាមរយៈការពង្រឹងភាព​ជា​ដៃគូជាមួយក្រសួងសុខាភិបាល ដៃគូអភិវឌ្ឍសុខាភិបាល និងអ្នកទាំងអស់គ្នាដែលជាតំណាងមកពីបណ្តា​រោង​ចក្រ​សម្លៀកបំពាក់ និងវិស័យ​ឯកជន។​