The Sonja Kill Memorial Hospital is a charity hospital that was built with the vision to improve the health situation of Cambodians, especially children and expectant mothers, regardless of their ability to pay. The Sonja Kill Foundation, a charitable foundation in Germany has partnered with HOPE worldwide to manage a hospital in Kampot in the South of Cambodia to address health care needs with main focus on children and women. Cambodia is one of the poorest countries in South East Asia with a high rate of maternal mortality. Every year, over 2,000 women die from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth. Cambodia has also one of the highest under-5 and infant mortality (under 1) rates in the region.