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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


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 14, 20251 min read


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 7, 20253 min read


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 1, 20253 min read


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 28, 20254 min read


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 1, 20253 min read


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 28, 20254 min read


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 15, 20253 min read


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 3, 20253 min read


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 1, 20252 min read


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 26, 20254 min read
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