One Health National Consultant

KfW is Germany’s state-owned bank and belongs to the leading and most experienced promotional banks in the world. An integral part of our global engagement is development finance. On behalf of the German Federal Government, we finance and accompany development projects and programmes around the world. With funds provided by the German Government and our own funds, we support and finance economic and social progress in Cambodia. Focal areas of our current support and investments are rural infrastructure (e.g. roads, markets), health, the financial sector and the protection and management of natural resources. We are currently looking for a suitable candidate to fill the position of national consultant to provide support to the Interministerial Coordinating Committee on One Health (IMCC-OH) and the IMCC-OH Secretariat in Cambodia.

One Health 4 Cambodia:

The One Health (OH) approach involves coordination and collaboration across public health, veterinary medicine, and environmental management for health system strengthening and disease surveillance and prevention. Cambodia is uniquely positioned to serve as a demonstration of OH success, with strong commitment from the Royal Cambodian Government. The IMCC-OH represents a significant step forward in Cambodia's approach to One Health. This committee fosters collaboration between various ministries and stakeholders, tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR), emerging infectious diseases (EIDs), and zoonotic diseases (ZDs) through a multisectoral approach. Nevertheless, Cambodia faces difficulties in implementing successful and sustainable OH architecture.

The OH4CAM project, funded by KfW in the form of a EUR 34 million investment package over a 5-year period, will assist the three Ministry of Health (MOH), Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), and Ministry of Environment (MOE) to identify prioritized interventions in Cambodia.