National Bank of Malawi’s Donation to Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Malawi
March 5, 2024Bringing Care Closer to Home in Cameroon
Thanks to the Support of Foundation S, World Child Cancer came together The Cameroon Ministry of Public Health, and local representatives to strategize the future of shared cared networks in Cameroon.
International Childhood Cancer Day was a day for inspiration and cooperation. This year’s theme, Unveiling Challenges, asked us to face up to the greatest obstacles to providing cancer care to children. On that day, World Child Cancer, working with the Cameroonian Ministry of Public Health, as well as local representatives and members of the community, came together to officially launch our project, supported by Foundation S, to develop Shared Care Networks in Cameroon.
Accessing child cancer treatment can be incredibly challenging in Cameroon. Many areas are remote, and reaching hospitals with the facilities to provide specialist care can be difficult. Children are much less likely to be diagnosed, and face barriers to accessing and continuing treatment due distance from specialist centres and limited capacity of local paediatric care. Thanks to the support of Foundation S, we will improve equitable access to diagnosis, treatment and care for children with cancer, as close as possible to their homes, through the development of shared care networks.
Shared Care Networks bring the resources of different hospitals together, with a central hub providing specialist and complex diagnosis. Specialist treatment is then referred between hospitals according to their resources and the needs of the patient. By working together and utilising each other’s resources, shared care networks close the gaps in healthcare that regions of Cameroon experience.
Healthcare becomes more accessible, particularly for those in remote, rural areas, by bring treatment closer to home, reducing the need for regular, long-distance travel to specialist child cancer centres.
It was amazing to see this unity in action, people from across Cameroon and the world coming together on International Childhood Cancer Day, February 15, 2024, to create better care for children with cancer and their families. This project will bring that spirit of cooperation to life through the development of shared care networks in Cameroon, contributing to bringing effective and accessible treatment across the country.
Thank you to the support of Foundation S, for making this possible. You can find out more about Foundation S and World Child Cancer’s Project here.
Bringing Care Closer to Home in Cameroon
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