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Zwänzgernötli Advent campaign 2024
Have you been part of our circle of donors and friends for some time? Then you probably remember the Zwänzgernötli campaign in 2004: Our...
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Dec 1, 20241 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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SDC Director visits our hospital in Siem Reap
SDC Director Patricia Danzi visited our children's hospital in Siem Reap during her official trip to the Mekong region. During her visit,...
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Nov 26, 20241 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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Almost at his destination
Mit dem Motorrad um die halbe Welt: Om Bunret ist mit seinem Motorrad in Siem Reap eingetroffen und hat unser Team besucht.
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Nov 11, 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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Two heart centres – one team
Sharing and passing on medical knowledge. This is the credo to which the Kantha Bopha hospitals have been committed since they first...
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Sep 8, 20242 min read
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Koun Keovatey
Head of laundry in Siem Reap
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Sep 6, 20241 min read
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Awakened from a coma
The boy has a headache and a fever - nothing serious, his parents think, perhaps a sign of the flu. But when Dy Lekha's condition rapidly...
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Sep 6, 20241 min read
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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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Sep 6, 20242 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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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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Jul 11, 20241 min read
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Chan Na
Neonatology nurse in Siem Reap
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Jun 1, 20241 min read
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Matter of the heart
Today, 16-year-old Non Sokta is coming to our paediatric hospital in Siem Reap for a check-up. Twelve years ago, our team of doctors...
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May 31, 20241 min read
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Mental health pilot project
Sometimes there are children who suffer terribly. They complain of chest pains, stomach aches, headaches, or they suffer from tiredness...
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May 13, 20242 min read
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For a healed scalp
It all started quite harmlessly, with some dandruff in the hair and an itch. Nothing to worry about, thought Vorn Sopheara's parents. But...
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May 13, 20241 min read
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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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May 13, 20242 min read
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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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May 13, 20241 min read
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