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Our Stories
Read some inspiring 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.
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Latifa's story
GhanaLatifa 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
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Meet Nurse Pat
GhanaNurse 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
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Meet Ibrahim
BangladeshIbrahim lays on the bed at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in Dhaka. His mother looks worried as she places her hand on her son. The ward is loud with the sound of children crying, healthcare staff talking and hundreds of patients walking through the halls.
Nusrat tells us about her family, her three children and her husband. The family live far from Dhaka, over 300kms away so the busy city streets of Dhaka are a far cry from life at home. Their journey to Bangladesh’s capital started when Ibrahim fell unwell with a fever and his stomach began to swell.
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Latest news
Stay-up-to-date with our latest news from our in-country programmes and fundraisers, as well as finding out different ways that you can get involved to support children with cancer.
Programmes 18.06.19
Earlier this month World Child Cancer helped facilitate the delivery of essential hospital equipment to Hospital Regional Rio Blanco and Hospital General Xalapa in Veracruz, Mexico.
Fundraising 06.06.19
Hannah is just eleven years’ old but despite her tender age she is taking on the challenge of walking 25km along the Thames path to raise funds for children with cancer around the world.
Programmes 21.05.19
In 2018, World Child Cancer teamed up with The Children’s Hospital Trust and The Children’s Hospital Trust, South Africa to begin a project to send pairs of childhood cancer nurses from Sub-Saharan referral hospitals to the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital (RXCH) in South Africa, for vi
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