About Angkor Hospital for Children
Friends Without A Border (Friends) was founded in 1995 by internationally acclaimed photographer Kenro Izu. After a series of visits to photograph the Angkor monuments, Izu dedicated himself and his photography to Cambodia's children. By using his photography to raise awareness and financial support, Izu's dream was realized in 1999 with the opening of Angkor Hospital for Children (AHC).
Today, AHC provides outpatient, inpatient, acute, emergency, surgical, dental, ophthalmologic, and physiotherapy care. The institution also provides pharmaceutical and 24-hour laboratory services and is an officially recognized teaching hospital.
In cooperation with the Cambodian Ministry of Health, instruction is provided to government healthcare workers and students through the AHC Medical Training Program. AHC is now an officially recognized Teaching Hospital. Additionally, through the Capacity Building and Health Education Program, AHC conducts outreach programs providing training, emergency treatment and care for patients with chronic health conditions requiring regular medical attention outside of AHC’s campus. This has begun to make a significant impact on the medical infrastructure of Cambodia.
All of the AHC’s services are administered free of charge.
Both the numbers of patients visiting the AHC and the cost for current and new pediatric treatments grow annually. Striving to provide the best available care for Cambodian children, the AHC seeks long term strategies to reduce financial and environmental loads on the AHC and its community.