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...

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...

Rachel and Jan will be working there from October. Let them introduce themselves. Rachel Puthukara, 25, from Adliswil ZH   I have always...

Pure adventure! Oum Bunreth is travelling from Germany to Cambodia - on his motorbike. He makes frequent stops along the way and collects...

Neonatology nurse in Siem Reap

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...

Sometimes there are children who suffer terribly. They complain of chest pains, stomach aches, headaches, or they suffer from tiredness...

It all started quite harmlessly, with some dandruff in the hair and an itch. Nothing to worry about, thought Vorn Sopheara's parents. But...

Families provide their own food for their hospitalised children. There is no central hospital kitchen. Many locals therefore offer the...

120 new places for mothers and their newborn babies, including a neonatal ward: the expansion of the maternity ward in our hospital in...

A two-month placement is offered at the Kantha Bopha Hospitals in Siem Reap with the following rotations (1 month each): - Paediatrics...

Babies who are born prematurely or have health complications after birth receive the support they need in the neonatology unit. Here they...

Zurich filmmaker Angela Spörri accompanied the Cambodian Vichea Thun Chay and his family - the result is a touching documentary film. You...

Tuberculosis is caused by bacteria. The pathogens mainly affect the lungs but can also affect other organs and cause serious disease....

Diabetes is an incurable autoimmune disease. In our children's hospitals in Cambodia, we support 458 boys and girls with diabetes,...

Surgeon in Phnom Penh

- 899,692 children treated as outpatients /  +36% compared to 2022 - 184,055 children admitted as inpatients / +53% - 16,160 cases of...

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...

Kantha Bopha - fragrant flower. This was the name of King Sihanouk's much-loved daughter, who died of leukaemia in 1952 at the age of...

One sip from the wrong bottle can endanger a child's life from one second to the next. In Cambodia, lye and cleaning agents are usually...