Medical student Jan Han worked at our hospital in Siem Reap as part of his elective year – and is also a passionate photographer. He has now organized a three-week exhibition entitled “When Life hurts, Siem Reap heals” at the Photobastei in Zurich, featuring the pictures he took during his time there. Jan is exhibiting his photographs of the hospital environment and of the country and its people. The pictures are available for purchase, and he plans to donate the net proceeds

We look back on the past year with gratitude and pride. Our five children's hospitals were very busy – as the figures confirm: 1,071,637 girls, boys, and babies sought medical assistance from us in 2025. Significantly more children than in the previous year were so seriously ill or injured that we had to admit them as inpatients – 233,243 (up 25.6 percent). We recorded 22,982 cases of dengue fever, 34,889 surgical procedures, and 1,163 open-heart or cardiac catheterization o

This one question has burrowed deep into her heart: “Why did my son get cancer?” Mao Ngogun blames herself—because such an innocent little creature cannot suddenly suffer so much without reason. What did she do wrong? Was the food she gave her child bad? “At first, I lost all hope and cried a lot,” she says, putting her arms around the boy sitting next to her on the hospital bed. The first signs that something was wrong appeared a few months earlier. Two-year-old Chivorn Sere

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...

Daring aerial artistry, dancing fireworks, perfect illusions - and the latest news from our five children's hospitals in Cambodia. On 13...

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...

Have you been part of our circle of donors and friends for some time? Then you probably remember the Zwänzgernötli campaign in 2004: Our...

SDC Director Patricia Danzi visited our children's hospital in Siem Reap during her official trip to the Mekong region. During her visit,...

Mit dem Motorrad um die halbe Welt: Om Bunret ist mit seinem Motorrad in Siem Reap eingetroffen und hat unser Team besucht.

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...

Pure adventure! Oum Bunreth is travelling from Germany to Cambodia - on his motorbike. He makes frequent stops along the way and collects...

Families provide their own food for their hospitalised children. There is no central hospital kitchen. Many locals therefore offer the...

120 new places for mothers and their newborn babies, including a neonatal ward: the expansion of the maternity ward in our hospital in...

A two-month placement is offered at the Kantha Bopha Hospitals in Siem Reap with the following rotations (1 month each): - Paediatrics...

Zurich filmmaker Angela Spörri accompanied the Cambodian Vichea Thun Chay and his family - the result is a touching documentary film. You...

- 899,692 children treated as outpatients /  +36% compared to 2022 - 184,055 children admitted as inpatients / +53% - 16,160 cases of...

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...

They are mystical and majestic. Their history is fascinating and reminiscent of a bygone era. The monumental buildings of Angkor comprise...

How much can a person move and achieve if he persistently believes in his idea and goes his own way? Beat Richner, MD, showed us this...

Graceful acrobatics, spectacular jumps, crazy water shows - and the latest information from our five children's hospitals in Cambodia: On...