In a press release dated May 18, the Ministry confirmed that the ministry had heard some rumors that the Ministry intends to take Bopha Hospital to govern themselves. The ministry said: "The ministry does not intend to take Bopha Hospital to govern themselves. Instead Ministry by working closely with HE Beth Art Richman crumpled bars, founder of the Foundation Kantha are trying to explore all possibilities and measures that can be implemented to support the process and support the hospital to develop the fingernails sustainable refers to serve the interests of the Cambodian people, especially in standby service delivery, protection and treated to the maternal and child Cambodia us. "
The Ministry of Health said that the government has provided for two, up to US $ 6 million per year for Kantha.
Whereas, in a decision signed on February 26 by the Ministry of Finance and VOD just got the team created a special role and work with the founder and president of the hospital, Mr. Beat Richner and officials involved with Bopha Hospital to receive information and manage information and studies on aspects of financial transactions, medical services and procedures for the administration of the hospital. The team will also study the financial problems of the Kantha Bopha Foundation to ensure the sustainability of the hospital's routine process to the future based on the principle of appropriate and effective.
According to the ruling team will also prepare the mechanisms of management and operation of the hospital when the government accepted this hospital to hospital, a hospital standard model in the future. This Task Nguon Sokha, Secretary of Ministry of Economy and Finance as chairman and secretary of the Shanghai Kuwait Ministry deputy.
Mam Bun Heng, Minister, declined to comment further on the ministry's letter, he said: "No, okay (between the announcement of the Ministry and the government's decision) are fully explained."
VOA can seek clarification from Nguon Sokha, president of the management team in charge of Kantha and the Ministry has yet asked to submit a letter to the Prime Minister to ask for an interview.
The Beat Richner led Kantha since 1992. He has called on the Swiss government to the international community and the government to pay attention to Kantha Bopha Hospital, claiming that more than a thousand children will lose or be free from defects if no treatment by a hospital. He said that in 2015, the hospital cost $ 43 million.
Beat Richner, founder KanthBopha (Photo from Facebook)