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Former US President Bill Clinton Visits AHC

AHC was incredibly honored in December with a visit from former US President Bill Clinton. President Clinton was in Cambodia for just two days to visit projects supported by the Clinton Foundation HIV/AIDS Initiative. Clinton’s visit to Cambodia was the first ever by a former President and drew much needed attention to the progress made by Cambodia in the fight against HIV and AIDS.
Mr. Clinton wrapped up his two-day visit to Cambodia by visiting the famous Angkor Wat temples in Siem Reap. After touring the temples in the morning, he arrived at AHC to meet patients and staff before heading to Vietnam.
There are more than 500 children registered in AHC’s HIV/AIDS clinic and more than 350 of these children have been started on life-saving antiretroviral medications. The hospital’s Home Care-HIV/AIDS program is a role model in Cambodia, providing continuity of care for children and families diagnosed with the disease – counseling, diagnosis, treatment, in-hospital, as well as community based care.
Support of AHC’s HIV/AIDS-Home Care program is made possible through a recent grant from USAID/RHAC.

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).
Over the past 7 years AHC has treated over 408,000 children and the range of services it provides has grown. The AHC Medical Training Program has flourished and AHC is now an officially recognized Teaching Hospital. The Capacity Building and Health Education Program continues to grow and has begun to make a significant impact on the medical infrastructure of Cambodia.
Friends remains a small organization with great ambitions, maintaining small offices in N.Y., Tokyo and Paris. Friends employs only four staff members and maintains a modest budget. Funds are raised through grants, donations, annual events and the generosity of our donors.

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President Clinton with the AHC staff -
December 2006