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Kantha Bopha Children's Hospitals: Dr. Beat Richner's Lifework
English , Spanish
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Reference: SM-1548-E
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Year: 2009
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Number of pages: 26
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Geographic Setting: Camboya
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Publication Date: Jul 30, 2010
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Source: IESE (España)
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Type of Document: Case
Description
Dr. Beat Richner, a 62-year-old Swiss pediatrician, set up children's hospitals in 1991 at the behest of the Cambodian King after the devastation brought about by the civil war. By 2009 he has managed to open and run four of them, both in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap. They are almost entirely dependent on private donations, which, collected through his cello concerts and the Kantha Bopha Foundation, largely come from Europe and other parts of the world. His hospitals attend to over 90,000 Cambodian children without charging any fees, because otherwise the poverty level of the country would not allow their parents to send them to a hospital. The case discusses various aspects related to international aid.