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Between life and death
I traveled to the small town of many temples in September, at a very special time of year. It is the rainy season, thick clouds hang in...
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Oct 8, 20253 min read


Welcome, dear Jason
Jason will be joining our team in Cambodia in October 2025. The medical student will be working at our children's hospital in Siem Reap...
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Oct 1, 20253 min read


More than medicine
My first few days at Kantha Bopha Hospital were full of new impressions: a different language, a new work rhythm, and a hospital routine...
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Sep 30, 20252 min read


A look inside the pharmacy
Meet the manager of our pharmacies and learn how we prevent the illegal trade of our medicines.
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Sep 16, 20251 min read


Chun Sopheap
Midwife in Siem Reap
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Sep 16, 20251 min read


Scarred for life
Little Eath Monirath tries to be brave. It's time to change her bandages, and the 6-year-old knows that this will be very painful. Her...
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Sep 16, 20251 min read


On a lonely post – Insights from psychiatric consultations in Siem Reap
There is a small consultation room here which, unlike the other rooms in the clinic, is decorated with colorful carpets, toys, and...
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Sep 8, 20254 min read


Welcome, dear Devanshi and dear Jan
Devanshi and Jan will be joining our team in Cambodia in September 2025. The two medical students will be working for two months at our...
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Sep 1, 20253 min read


In my heart – for the rest of my life …
It's been a few weeks, since my time in Cambodia came to an end. It was a wonderful and enriching experience, just as impressive as it...
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Aug 19, 20253 min read


Welcome, dear Marah
Marah will be joining our team in Cambodia in August 2025. The medical student will be working at our children's hospital in Siem Reap...
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Aug 1, 20252 min read


High season for dengue fever
It is currently the rainy season in Cambodia, which brings with it lush greenery and frequent showers, but unfortunately also the peak...
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Jul 25, 20253 min read


Overwhelming impressions
For us Swiss students – Andrin and Simeon – our time at the Kantha Bopha Children's Hospital has already come to an end. These two months...
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Jul 8, 20253 min read


Welcome, dear Elodie and dear Lars
Elodie and Lars will be joining our team in Cambodia in July 2025. The two medical students will be working for two months at our...
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Jun 30, 20253 min read


Interview with Prof. Yay Chantana
We make many new acquaintances every day at Kantha Bopha Hospital in Siem Reap. One of the most valuable things for all of us is the...
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Jun 18, 20258 min read


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 2, 20252 min read


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 27, 20254 min read


Kea Sopheap
Co-Head of the cleaning team in Phnom Penh
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May 22, 20251 min read


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 22, 20251 min read


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 22, 20252 min read


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 22, 20251 min read
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