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Welcome, dear Rebecca
Rebecca will be joining our team in Cambodia from June 2025. The medical student will be working in our children's hospital in Siem Reap...
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Jun 22 min read
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Narong San - From the life of a Cambodian medical student
Narong San After a long journey, we - the new group of Swiss students - arrived safely in Siem Reap towards the end of April and have...
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May 274 min read
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Kea Sopheap
Co-Head of the cleaning team in Phnom Penh
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May 221 min read
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With all our heart
Insight into our cardiac catheterisation laboratory in Siem Reap, where team leader Sereng Limheng explains a procedure to us.
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May 221 min read
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Knowledge helps to prevent suffering
In the maternity ward - where mothers and their babies are allowed to recover for 24 hours after giving birth - staff set up a few rows...
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May 222 min read
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Life-threatening cut
There is a lot to do in the fields during the rice harvest, so every helping hand is welcome. Sea Soksopheath marched side by side with...
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May 221 min read
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Knie Gala 2025
Daring aerial artistry, dancing fireworks, perfect illusions - and the latest news from our five children's hospitals in Cambodia. On 13...
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May 141 min read
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Medicine, culture and trips
Time has passed quickly! We have experienced and learnt a lot since our arrival in Siem Reap. We were warmly welcomed by everyone at...
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May 73 min read
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Welcome, dear Andrin and dear Simeon
Andrin and Simeon will be joining our team in Cambodia from May 2025. The two medical students will be working for two months in our...
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May 13 min read
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Syphilis and newborns
On our very first day here at the hospital, we were given a guided tour. We noticed that certain diseases such as dengue fever, HIV and...
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Apr 284 min read
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Arkun cheeran, Jayavarman Hospital
Arkun cheeran means «thank you very much» in Khmer, and if I have to think of something to say to end these two wonderful months in...
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Apr 13 min read
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Epilepsy – like a thunderstorm in the brain
We have arrived well in Siem Reap and have already experienced a lot in our first few weeks. The care is great, and our interests are...
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Mar 284 min read
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The value of blood: the Kantha Bopha hospital blood bank
Blood is a vital resource for saving lives, and the ability to perform safe transfusions can make the difference between life and death...
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Mar 153 min read
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Steps into the unknown: How I found more than just medical knowledge in Cambodia
When I heard about this job, I knew immediately that I had to take it. It was exactly the kind of experience that others always talk...
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Mar 33 min read
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Welcome, dear Sophie and dear Samuel
Sophie and Samuel will be joining our team in Cambodia from March 2025. The two medical students will be working for two months in our...
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Mar 12 min read
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Living with diabetes in Cambodia
On Monday afternoon, Menglis, a 5-year-old boy, is brought to the pediatric intensive care unit by his father, who is visibly worried...
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Feb 264 min read
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Kantha Bopha - what does it mean to you?
Employees tell us what our hospitals mean to them.
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Feb 211 min read
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Kantha Bopha is Initiating National Project
Many children in Cambodia are born at home, some in local health centres or regional hospitals. When complications arise, the mothers and...
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Feb 204 min read
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Return of Energy
The cheerful, lively boy was suddenly very calm and quiet. Pov Layseak also complained of pain in his stomach and chest, but he had no...
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Feb 201 min read
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Balance 2024
2,675 local employees work in our five children's hospitals and the Maternité in Cambodia. In the past year, they have once again made an...
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Feb 202 min read
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