When Japan Heart arrived in Cambodia in 2008, the effects of the notorious Pol Pot regime were still heavily felt by the medical field in Cambodia. We began by renting a small space in a rural hospital and set out by performing two operations per month. However, to achieve our goals of supporting emergency patients, offering better support for our regular patients and developing local doctors we decided to construct our own hospital.
When Japan Heart arrived in Cambodia in 2008 the effects of the notorious Pol Pot regime were still heavily felt by the medical field in Cambodia. Almost all but 40 doctors were killed by the Khmer Rouge. To rectify this problem the subsequent government hastily issued medical degrees to produce as many doctors as possible and there is a mistrust of the medical field that persists to this day.
Since our arrival in Cambodia in 2008, we began by renting a small space in a rural hospital and set out by performing two operations per month. However, to achieve our goals of supporting emergency patients, offering better support for our regular patients and developing local doctors we decided to construct our own hospital.
We are excited to announce the opening of our second hospital in Cambodia, the "Japan Heart Asia Children's Medical Center," in Ta Khmau, Kandal Province, in 2025. Our focus is on pediatric treatment, particularly pediatric cancer care. This June, we celebrated five years of providing pediatric cancer treatment in Cambodia, specializing in solid tumors such as neuroblastoma and hepatoblastoma. With the new hospital, our goal is to reach more patients and save as many lives as possible.
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
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