May 26, 2011
To increase Cambodian patients' access to safe medicines, in November 2007 ˶ conducted training in quality control in Japan for staff of Cambodia's Ministry of Health, as part of the international cooperation project organized by the JPMA. The training included:

- Lectures on the principles, operation, and maintenance of an atomic absorption spectrophotometer donated to Cambodia by ˶ through the JPMA, and practice in conducting atomic absorption spectroscopy, which is used to analyse products and raw materials.
- Lectures and practice in the treatment of factory waste water to identify mercury, arsenic and other elements that are harmful to human health and the environment.
- A visit to one of ˶'s factories in Japan.
- A visit to a specialist on counterfeit medicines.
Through this programme ˶ has supported improvements in the quality of pharmaceuticals in Cambodia and to the health of Cambodian patients.
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