Governance & Facilites

The IPC activities and financial matters are reviewed by an annual Liaison Council of 10 members, co-chaired by the Minister of Health of the Kingdom of Cambodia, and the General Director of the Institut Pasteur (Paris). The permanent members are: the Ambassador of France, the Director of International Department from the Institut Pasteur (Paris), and representatives from Ministry of Economy and Finances (MEF), Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (MAFF) and Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MoEYS), representatives from Cambodian universities, from supranational agencies (WHO, UNICEF, etc.), and from development partners.

The Liaison Council reviews and approves the annual financial report presented by the IPC Director. It reviews the main IPC ongoing and planned activities. The Liaison Council may invite to its meetings, in an advisory capacity, personalities whose assistance would be useful for the work of the Council.

Board members:

PRESIDENT:

His Excellency Prof. MAM Bunheng, Minister of Health

CO-CHAIR:

General Director of the Institut Pasteur, Prof. Stewart COLE

PERMANENT MEMBERS:

• Representative of HE Minister of Education, Youth and Sports,
• HE Secretary of State for Health, General Director of Health, Ministry of Health,
• HE Ambassador of France in Cambodia,
• Director of the International Department, Institut Pasteur (Paris),
• Representative of HE Minister of the Economy and Finances
• HE Vice-Rector for International Relations, Royal University of Agriculture,
• HE Rector of the University of Health Sciences,
• Director, WHO Country Representative in Cambodia.
• Director, Regional Representative of UNICEF in Cambodia

In 2020, HE Pablo KANG, Ambassador of Australia in Cambodia joined the Liaison Council. The IPC is strengthening the collaboration with Australia for collaborative research projects and for staff training.

INVITED MEMBERS (or representatives):

• Director, Institut Pasteur du Cambodge
• Director, National Center for Malaria Control, Parasitology and Entomology (CNM)
• Director, National Center of Tuberculosis Control (CENAT)
• Director, Director, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Dermatology and STD (NCHADS)
• Director, National Institute of Public Health (NIPH)
• Director, GDAPH, MAFF
• Director, Department of the Fight against Communicable Diseases (C-CDC), MoH
• Scientific Director, US NAMRU-2
• Director, French Development Agency (AFD)
• HE Director, Calmette Hospital 
• HE Director, National Pediatric Hospital
• President, Beat Richner Foundation, Kantha Bopha Hospital
• HE Rector of Institut de Technology du Cambodge (ITC)
• Director, Department of Mathematics, Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP)
• Director, Department of Health Sciences, University of Puthisastra (UP)
• Director, US-CDC
• Director, UNAIDS Country Coordinator, Cambodia
• Director, Regional Representative of FAO in Cambodia
• Director, Health Representative of World Bank in Cambodia
• Director, Representative of ASEAN Development Bank in Cambodia
• Director, German International Cooperation (GIZ)
• Country Representative, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)
• Cooperation and Cultural Action (COCAC), French Embassy in Cambodia
• Deputy Director, Institut Pasteur du Cambodge
• Director of Administration and Finance, Institut Pasteur du Cambodge

The scientific activities at the Institut Pasteur du Cambodge are reviewed by a Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) constituted of 7 to 8 board members (incl. Chair and Rapporteur) and 1 observer. The SAB convenes every 2 years, with the last in December 2018.

The role of the Scientific Advisory Board is to give recommendations to IPC researchers on scientific projects, organization and ongoing/new collaborations.

For the next SAB in February 2021, the members of the board will be:

Three (3) International Scientists:

• Prof. Sharon LEWIN, Doherty Inst. – University of Melbourne – Australia – CHAIR
• Prof. Lin-Fa WANG, Duke – NUS – Singapore
• Prof. Ian SUTHERLAND, US NAMRU-2 – based in Cambodia

Three (3) Cambodian Scientists:

• Prof. SAPHONN Vonthanak, PhD, Rector UHS (Université des Sciences de la Santé).
• Prof. SORN San, GDAPH – MAFF – Cambodia
• HE Prof. TOUCH Visalsok, MoEYS – Cambodia – OBSERVER

Three (3) scientists affiliated to Institut Pasteur (IP, Paris):

• Prof. Anavaj SAKUNTABHAI, IP (France) and IP Office in Japan – RAPPORTEUR
• Prof. Sylvain BRISSE, IP (France)
• Prof Ivo MUELLER, IP (France) and WEHI (Australia)

A report is prepared by the SAB members under the coordination of the Rapporteur, and co-signed by the SAB Chair and Rapporteur.

The Institut Pasteur du Cambodge (IPC) is a proud member of the Pasteur Network 

Pasteur Network is a worldwide network of 33 members, united by common Pasteurian values, which include humanitarianism, universalism, perseverance, knowledge transmission.

This unique model of cooperation in health brings together, beyond the independent public or private structures that constitute the network, a human and scientific community mobilised on both local and international health priorities in a logic of solidarity.

Pasteur Network members share the missions of biomedical research, public health, training and innovation and technology transfer. Present in 25 countries worldwide within numerous endemic areas, the Pasteur Network has demonstrated time and time again its role as a major player for the benefit of global health through the One Health approach, actively contributing to improving human health.

https://pasteur-network.org/

Charter of Pasteurian Values (2004)

The Members, Corresponding Institutions and Partners to the Institut Pasteur International Network (IPIN) are committed to respecting the following basic principles essential in continuing the work originally undertaken by Louis Pasteur, including:

• Acting responsibly and in a spirit of solidarity for the general good at all times, and continuing to work in the universal, generous and humanist spirit of the work originally undertaken by Louis Pasteur.
• Making active contribution to public health, always striving to sustain it through research and innovation.
• Abiding by the ethical principles inherent to research and applications thereof, in particular, integrity when carrying out scientific research and probity in relations between researchers.
• Showing rigor, devotion and efficiency in investigating, diagnosing and conducting early response to new epidemics and emerging pathologies.
• Developing freedom of initiative and critical thinking in researchers, by involving them in determining the research avenues which they intend to pursue further to their institution’s strategic objectives.
• Maintaining excellence in research by regularly assessing researchers and the relevance of research programs, and through appropriate training.
• Developing training and continuing education, particularly for the benefit of researchers from countries where Network Institutes are based, spreading knowledge, and ensuring open access to knowledge.
• Fostering access to innovation and possible use thereof, paying particular attention to the most disadvantaged countries.
• Respecting the environment, maintaining peaceful objectives for research and taking action in line with sustainable development principles.
• Taking action in line with the laws and regulations in effect, abiding by the principles of transparency and non-corruption.
• Abiding by the principles of neutrality and reserve in the event of civil, armed and other conflicts.