Two heart centres – one team
Sharing and passing on medical knowledge. This is the credo to which the Kantha Bopha hospitals have been committed since they first...
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stiftungkanthaboph
- Sep 6
- 1 min
Awakened from a coma
The boy has a headache and a fever - nothing serious, his parents think, perhaps a sign of the flu. But when Dy Lekha's condition rapidly...
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stiftungkanthaboph
- Sep 6
- 2 min
The Cover Baby
More than 20 years ago, Cambodia was in the midst of an AIDS crisis. In his 2004 book 'Hope for the Children of Kantha Bopha', Beat...
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stiftungkanthaboph
- Sep 6
- 2 min
Welcome to Kantha Bopha!
Rachel and Jan will be working there from October. Let them introduce themselves. Rachel Puthukara, 25, from Adliswil ZH I have always...
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stiftungkanthaboph
- Jul 11
- 1 min
25,000 kilometres, 114 days, 22 countries – a journey for the children of Cambodia
Pure adventure! Oum Bunreth is travelling from Germany to Cambodia - on his motorbike. He makes frequent stops along the way and collects...
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stiftungkanthaboph
- May 31
- 1 min
Matter of the heart
Today, 16-year-old Non Sokta is coming to our paediatric hospital in Siem Reap for a check-up. Twelve years ago, our team of doctors...
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stiftungkanthaboph
- May 13
- 2 min
Mental health pilot project
Sometimes there are children who suffer terribly. They complain of chest pains, stomach aches, headaches, or they suffer from tiredness...
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stiftungkanthaboph
- May 13
- 1 min
For a healed scalp
It all started quite harmlessly, with some dandruff in the hair and an itch. Nothing to worry about, thought Vorn Sopheara's parents. But...
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stiftungkanthaboph
- May 13
- 2 min
Basis for life
Families provide their own food for their hospitalised children. There is no central hospital kitchen. Many locals therefore offer the...
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stiftungkanthaboph
- May 13
- 1 min
Inauguration of the Maternité extension
120 new places for mothers and their newborn babies, including a neonatal ward: the expansion of the maternity ward in our hospital in...
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stiftungkanthaboph
- Apr 4
- 1 min
Optional study year in the Kantha Bopha hospitals
A two-month placement is offered at the Kantha Bopha Hospitals in Siem Reap with the following rotations (1 month each): - Paediatrics...
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stiftungkanthaboph
- Feb 6
- 3 min
Starting aid for the little ones
Babies who are born prematurely or have health complications after birth receive the support they need in the neonatology unit. Here they...
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stiftungkanthaboph
- Feb 6
- 1 min
Film matinee in Lucerne with «Familienlos» – 17. March
Zurich filmmaker Angela Spörri accompanied the Cambodian Vichea Thun Chay and his family - the result is a touching documentary film. You...
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stiftungkanthaboph
- Feb 6
- 1 min
Abscess on the leg
Tuberculosis is caused by bacteria. The pathogens mainly affect the lungs but can also affect other organs and cause serious disease....
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stiftungkanthaboph
- Feb 6
- 2 min
Lifelong treatment
Diabetes is an incurable autoimmune disease. In our children's hospitals in Cambodia, we support 458 boys and girls with diabetes,...
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stiftungkanthaboph
- Jan 20
- 1 min
Facts 2023
- 899,692 children treated as outpatients / +36% compared to 2022 - 184,055 children admitted as inpatients / +53% - 16,160 cases of...
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stiftungkanthaboph
- Jan 5
- 1 min
We invite you to J.S. Bach at the Grossmünster
An eventful year lies behind us: in 2023, we provided medical treatment and care to over 2,500 sick or injured children in Cambodia every...
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