Hospital

The Kantha Bopha hospitals, as I have mentioned run on charitable donations. Their average spend is around $127 per admission, of which there are many today, as there is an epidemic of dengue fever sweeping through the country. A delegation from the World Health Organization, after a recent extensive tour of the Jayavarman VII Children’s hospital in Siem Reap, declared that this was too much to be spending on one child. That they said this, while staying at a hotel not 80 metres from the hospital, at a cost of $340 per person, per night is simply incredible…

 

I went to the hospital today to make a donation, as it was not feasible on the night of the Bach concert I attended. The queues of parents with their young, about 500 metres, and this was at one o’clock in the afternoon. One of the doctors told me it had been like that since eight that morning, the same every day now for four days. Without their help, most of these children will die.

 

So, it was with great pride that I made my donation. But they need more. If anyone who reads this comes to Cambodia, please visit Siem Reap and the Jayavarman VII Children’s Hospital. Make a donation and save a life.

 

For further information on Kantha Bopha, and the work of Dr. Beat Richner, please click on the “Dr. Beat Richner”’ link at the top of this blog.

 

Thank you.