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Welcome, dear Laura
Laura will be joining our team in Cambodia from February 2025. The medical student will be working in our children's hospital in Siem...
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Feb 12 min read
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Between heart and culture: two formative months as a sub-assistant in Cambodia
The decision to take up a two-month internship in Cambodia was anything but easy for me. Especially the thought of spending my birthday,...
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Jan 313 min read
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The problem with the feets of Chetra Ma
Chetra Ma is a boy who faces great challenges due to his clubfoot. He finds it difficult to walk as the deformity causes his feet to turn...
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Jan 202 min read
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Kiss goodbye
I still remember my first day at work very clearly. I was excited and full of anticipation. Accompanied by Rachel and Jan, I made my way...
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Jan 62 min read
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Welcome, dear Anett
Anett will be joining our team in Cambodia from January 2025. The medical student will be working in our children's hospital in Siem Reap...
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Jan 12 min read
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Christmas Spirit in Siem Reap?
What do candles have to do with an intensive care unit? If you assumed it’s for festive reasons, I’m afraid I must disappoint you. Before...
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Dec 27, 20243 min read
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The birth and growth of the neonatal intensive care unit
Let's take a little trip back in time. Four years ago, on 14 April 2020, on the same day as the Khmer New Year and during the COVID-19...
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Dec 17, 20244 min read
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Welcome, dear Luca
Luca will be joining our team in Cambodia from December 2024. The medical student will work for two months at our children's hospital in...
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Dec 1, 20242 min read
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We have grown professionally and personally
After two intensive months at Kantha Bopha Children's Hospital in Siem Reap, it is time for us to say goodbye. Our assignment here was...
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Nov 30, 20242 min read
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Prof. Ratanak – our dedicated paediatric neurosurgeon in Siem Reap
During our internship at Kantha Bopha Hospital in Siem Reap, we were able to rotate in the paediatric surgery department, among others....
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Nov 19, 20241 min read
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A heart for Lo Tian
The story of a newborn with a complex heart defect. We first met Lo Tian in the cardiac intensive care unit. At this time, he was a...
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Nov 8, 20241 min read
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Welcome, dear Morgane
Morgane will be joining our team in Cambodia from November 2024. The medical student will be working at our children's hospital in Siem...
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Oct 31, 20242 min read
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Arrived
After a long and exhausting journey, we finally arrived in Siem Reap. We used the first few days to explore the city and its...
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Oct 14, 20241 min read
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Welcome to Kantha Bopha!
Rachel and Jan will be working there from October. Let them introduce themselves. Rachel Puthukara, 25, from Adliswil ZH Â I have always...
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Sep 6, 20242 min read
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