Biography
Dr. Sokun CHAY is a medical doctor and public health expert with over 20 years of experience in Cambodia's health sector, collaborating with the Ministry of Health, UN agencies, bilateral and international organizations, and NGOs on diverse clinical, technical, and programmatic issues. Currently a Medical Advisor for the TB Program at the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), Dr. Sokun is involved in projects focused on introducing and scaling up new TB preventive therapy (3HP), operation research on optimizing latent TB treatment initiation among PLHIV, and boosting TB case detection through integrated platforms at the primary healthcare level in Cambodia.
Key Impacts
Acceptability of integrated TB, hypertension and diabetes screening in health facilities and active case finding in Cambodia
ISD for integrated TB/NCD screening demonstrates high acceptability among Cambodian HCWs and patients. Integrating services is feasible and addresses key barriers to care. Successful scale-up, however, requires improved coordination across national disease programs, particularly for reliable commodity supply.
Source: Conference 2024
Integrated service delivery for TB and non-communicable disease detection using a primary health care approach in Cambodia
Project Boost demonstrated a successful model for integrated TB and NCD screening at HC and community level. ACF events in particular demonstrated high diagnostic yield for asymptomatic TB and NCDs.
Source: Conference 2024