The United States provided Cambodia 35.1 million U.S. dollars on Tuesday for development programs in health and education. The funding for 2010 from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is to support and strengthen Cambodian development priorities in health and education. To date, USAID's total funding commitment in health and education through the life of the bilateral agreement is over 277 million U.S. dollars. The Funds will support a variety of ongoing activities to reduce the transmission and impact of HIV/AIDS; to prevent and control major infectious diseases such as tuberculosis; to improve maternal, reproductive, and children's health; and to strengthen Cambodian public health systems and the government's national health priorities. The funds will also support ongoing education programs aimed at improving the quality and relevance of basic education and increasing access to schooling for all children, including minorities, people with disabilities, and the very poor. Activities will also focus on reducing school dropout and repetition rates through improvements in teaching quality, school management training, and measuring student academic achievement. USAID expects to commit a total of 69 million U.S. dollars in assistance to Cambodia in 2010. 