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
- 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 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
- 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
- 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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stiftungkanthaboph
- Sep 25, 2023
- 2 min
More tourism means more money for the hospitals
They are mystical and majestic. Their history is fascinating and reminiscent of a bygone era. The monumental buildings of Angkor comprise...
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stiftungkanthaboph
- Sep 9, 2023
- 1 min
Cello concert in honour of Dr. med. Beat Richner
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...
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stiftungkanthaboph
- May 10, 2023
- 1 min
Knie Gala 2023
Graceful acrobatics, spectacular jumps, crazy water shows - and the latest information from our five children's hospitals in Cambodia: On...
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stiftungkanthaboph
- Mar 17, 2023
- 3 min
SDC prolongs support for Kantha Bopha children's hospitals in Cambodia for five more years
The Kantha Bopha children's hospitals, founded by Dr Beat Richner in 1992, have made a major contribution to improving the health system...
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stiftungkanthaboph
- Nov 6, 2022
- 1 min
Audience in the palace
On 6 November 2022, a delegation of the Foundation Board as well as the Cambodian chief physicians were invited to the palace in Phnom...
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stiftungkanthaboph
- Nov 3, 2022
- 1 min
8th International Kantha Bopha Symposium
On 3 November 1992, the Kantha Bopha Hospital, destroyed by war and rebuilt by Dr. Beat Richner, was ceremoniously inaugurated by the...
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stiftungkanthaboph
- Jun 6, 2022
- 2 min
Sharing knowledge andlearning new things
By locals for locals. Development at Kantha Bopha Hospitals has continued apace despite the pandemic period: The cardiac specialists from...
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stiftungkanthaboph
- Feb 17, 2022
- 2 min
First visit to the Kantha Bopha after two years
Two years after the outbreak of the Covid 19 pandemic, a delegation of the Foundation Board was able to visit the Kantha Bopha Hospitals...
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stiftungkanthaboph
- Feb 9, 2022
- 2 min
Kantha Bopha signs updated memorandum of understanding with Swiss partners
The Cambodian Kantha Bopha Foundation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Swiss Kantha Bopha Foundation to further...
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