Every future matters. Help us to support children with cancer through the pandemic and beyond.
Every future matters. Help us to support children with cancer through the pandemic and beyond.
Read stories of children and families that we have supported, and continue to help, thanks to our donors. You can also read about our partner doctors, nurses and social workers, who work tirelessly to ensure that the best possible treatment and support is given.
Latifa came from a large, loving family in Zoosali, a village in northern Ghana. She was just three years old when she developed eye cancer.
Latifa’s family first noticed that something was wrong when a white spot appeared in her eye. When traditional medicines and eye drops failed to work, Latifa’s parents took her to the eye clinic at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi where she underwent eye removal surgery.
The surgery cost Latifa’s family two months’ income, leaving them under severe financial pressure. Without enough money to pay for the
Read moreNurse Pat is a Deputy Director of Nursing Service who now works at the Day Care Unit at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) in Accra. With over 30 years of nursing experience, Pat’s knowledge is invaluable to the team at KBTH.
Despite being incredibly busy, Pat walks the ward with a smile on her face each day. It is clear that the children are very fond of her, with five-year-old Sono joining us as we sit down to find out more about her role;
“With the shortage of nurses, Prof Renner
Read moreIbrahim lays on the bed at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in Dhaka, Bangladesh. His mother Nusrat hasn't left his side for the four weeks he's been at the hospital.
She tells us about home - her family, her three children and her husband. They live over 300km from the hospital in a rural village and the busy city streets are a far cry from life at home.
When Ibrahim fell unwell with a fever and his stomach began to swell his family had to borrow a loan of 50,000 taka (£466) to travel to their local hospital and pay for
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