How we work

We seek to achieve sustainable gains our goals by developing existing local resources and expertise through effective, transparent community engagement. PHD provides technical assistance and builds capacity within communities by working side by side with our partners. PHD had and has Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with the National Malaria Center, the National Institute of Public Health (NIPH), and with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MoAFF) to provide health care services to civilian personnel.  PHD also has an MoU with Cambodia Communicable Disease Control (CCDC), and 4 hospitals which serve as sentinel sites for NIAID/NIH febrile illness projects through ICER/NIH. We aim to further expand cooperative health partnerships in Cambodia, seeking to support local efforts where the need is greatest.

We seek solutions which are simple, affordable and practical.  Evidence-based clinical research is an important part of our approach, aimed at defining achievable solutions, and tracking progress toward elimination.  Our work includes both operational research and clinical trials which adhere to the principles of Good Clinical Practices (GCP) and abide by international norms for human subjects protection. All studies are conducted by our highly experienced field staff in full compliance with local laws and regulations under the supervision of the National Ethics Committee for Health Research (NECRH) in Cambodia.  Further details can be found at www.nechr.org.kh. We have also translated key regulatory and ethical training materials into Khmer to better support human subjects protection at www.citiprogram.org.