One year old with club hands
Oun*, a one year-old girl from the Kratie province came to AHC to find help for bilateral club hands which she was born with. Her parents are farmers and they had to sell over US$25 of rice to raise...
View ArticleDentist from UK
We have had many wonderful dental volunteers, one of whom, Dr. Paul Richards, has generously donated his time and skills eight times since 2004. This month he shares a bit about his experience with AHC...
View ArticleHeart surgery with team from Singapore
The Heart Surgery Program is extremely important in Angkor Hospital for Children (AHC). Since its launch, the program hundreds of children who suffer from congenital heart defects have been treated...
View ArticleHeart surgery success with American team
Viruth* is from the Battambang province, 200km from Angkor Hospital for Children (AHC). His parents are farmers and he has a younger brother. One month after delivery, his parents noticed that his...
View ArticlePhysiotherapist from Germany
My name is Annika Neumann and I am a Physiotherapist from Germany. I have the honour of working at AHC. I have been here for one month now and there are so many special moments I have already...
View ArticleMeet Buntha*, One of AHC’s Many Patients to Receive Life-Saving Heart Surgery
*Patient’s name has been changed for confidentiality Until last week, six-year-old Buntha* had given up hope on his dream to go to school. Today, Buntha and his mother remain happy and hopeful for the...
View ArticleAngkor Wat Half Marathon Weekend.. A Success!
This past Sunday, we were excited to welcome over 40 of our international supporters to Siem Reap to participate alongside 68 AHC staff in the Angkor Wat Half Marathon on behalf of AHC’s “OneTeam –...
View ArticleSom Sophal’s 20 years of Frontline Care
In 1998, a sign was posted, in both Khmer and English, in the middle of a rice field in the town of Siem Reap. This rice field was the exact ground where AHC was to be built. The sign advertised for...
View Articleលោកគ្រូសោម សុផល ២០ឆ្នាំនៃការថែទាំនៅជួរមុខ
ក្នុងឆ្នាំ១៩៩៨ ផ្លាកសញ្ញាមួយបានប្រកាសជាភាសាខ្មែរនិងអង់គ្លេស នៅកណ្តាលដីស្រែមួយក្នុងក្រុងសៀមរាប។ វាលស្រែមួយនេះហើយគឺជាទីតាំងដូចគ្នាដែលមន្ទីរពេទ្យកុមារអង្គរត្រូវបានសាងសង់។...
View ArticleVillage Health Workers Supporting Kulen Mountain National Park
In the village of Anlong Thom, two dozen mothers have gathered underneath the shade of a neighbouring house. They sit patiently, with restless children in their arms, waiting to hear from their local...
View ArticleMeet the mentors of Cambodia’s paediatric surgeons
Over the past decade, Dr Kevin Gandhi has volunteered at AHC every year to perform life-saving surgery on Cambodian children and build the capacity of AHC’s surgical unit. He is one of the many...
View ArticleTraining the next generation of Cambodian paediatric specialists
Dr Um Khemuoy is training to become Cambodia’s next generation of paediatric specialists, so children requiring respiratory treatment can access the care they need. In Cambodia, there are only two...
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