When COVID-19 came to Cambodia, it was important to procure essential supplies for response—and it proved to be more challenging than in other acute health emergencies.Around the world, most countries needed significant supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect their frontline health care workers, laboratory supplies to test for COVID-19 and medical supplies to treat people sickened by the virus.“Supplies are essential to COVID-19 prevention, preparedness and response,” said Dr.
Li Ailan, World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to Cambodia. “Without adequate medical, laboratory and PPE supplies, COVID-19 will spread further and harm many more people.”Globally, the coronavirus pandemic has caused a shortage of