World Child Cancer

No child should suffer because of where they were born

Will you join us? Together we can close the gap in childhood cancer care and give children the gift of growing up.
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Covid-19 has created a series of new challenges and barriers when it comes to accessing care, among them are rising poverty rates in many low-income countries. Help us continue to support children with cancer and their families throughout the pandemic.
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Why we help

Over 400,000 children develop cancer worldwide each year.

Our Stories

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's story
Ghana

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
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Meet Nurse Pat
Ghana

Nurse 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
Bangladesh

Ibrahim 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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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.

Fundraising

22.10.20

Sailun & World Child Cancer: A Successful Partnership of 5 Years

Saliun Tyres has been a transportation partner of World Child Cancer for five years now, and have worked together to provide financial relief for the families of children with cancer.

Champion supporters

15.10.20

SIOP Lifetime Achievement Awards for two World Child Cancer trustees

World Child Cancer trustees Professor Tim Eden and Rachel Hollis have both been recognised with Lifetime Achievement Awards by the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP).

Programmes

11.09.20

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

300,000 children worldwide will develop cancer this year. Over half will never receive an accurate diagnosis or the treatment and pain relief they need. A lack of awareness and understanding of childhood cancer is a major barrier to diagnosis for many children.