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$10M in cash subsidies benefit 170K pregnant women, infants
Tue, 2 February 2021
Over 170,000 pregnant women and children under the age of two have received social protection stipends totalling $10 million under a government cash transfer programme implemented since June 2019.
Minister of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation and vice-chairman of the National Social Protection Board Vong Soth lauded the programme’s fulfilment during the past year despite obstacles including the Covid-19 pandemic.
Soth made the remarks during a meeting to review programme results from last year and formulate direction for this year on February 1.
He added that the cash subsidy programme for poor and vulnerable families was officially launched on June 24 by Prime Minister Hun Sen to alleviate hardships during the pandemic, and more than 710,000 families comprising more than 2.8 million people have benefited from handouts of nearly $232 million as of January 24.
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