We first met Naa in 2016 when she was diagnosed with Wilm’s Tumour at 7 years old. In 2021 the cancer returned and Naa underwent treatment again. She has battled cancer twice and is now back in school.

We first met Joseph in 2019 after he was diagnosed with Leukaemia. Find out more how he is doing after his successful treatment.

Kayin was diagnosed with Burkitt’s Lymphoma. He is now working as a carpenter and is feeling happy and strong.

Meet Aida Nkhoma. She shares the highs and lows of her job and how she became the first Play Therapist in Malawi.

“World Child Cancer has made it possible for me to go and do my oncology training and that’s a very big thing…After my training I feel very passionate about trying to improve awareness and impact the whole system.” Dr Beatrice Chikaphonya-Phiri, a trainee paediatric oncologist in Malawi.

Read more about our catch-up with Rebecca after undergoing cancer treatment through World Child Cancer in Ghana six years ago.

Dr Nihad Salifu shares her experience of training as a paediatric oncologist, supported by World Child Cancer

Meet Dr Ella, a paediatrician working in Cape Coast

14-year-old Hassan from the Machinga district of Malawi was diagnosed with Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) last year.

Five years after developing cancer and two years of treatment later, six-year-old Tiwo is doing well

Dr George Chagaluka is the only paediatric oncologist in Malawi

Meet Franklyn, now 17, who is fully recovered from cancer and dreams of becoming a doctor to help others

Child Life Specialist, Augusta Asiedu-Lartey, talks to us about the impact of Covid-19 on her work in Ghana

Nurses, like Chandra in Nepal, play a pivotal role in caring for children with cancer

Nirmala is Head of Nursing at Kanti Children’s Hospital in Nepal

Belinda is a teacher on the children’s cancer ward at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), Ghana

Matilda has been a teacher for 29 years and has spent the past nine teaching children with cancer on the day care ward at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) in Ghana

Rebecca is now able to return to school after undergoing cancer treatment through World Child Cancer in Ghana

Despite there being a huge strain on healthcare professionals throughout Bangladesh, the vital role of nurses like Nilufa, Lakshmi and Tuhin are often overlooked and undervalued

Prince went on to become a childhood cancer advocate and help many other children just like him when he recovered from leukaemia. Read More

Meet Estaphanie, who is excited to start university after being forced to take time out of school following a cancer diagnosis

Bulu is looking forward to following in his brother’s footsteps getting back on the football field

Oscar was six years old when his mother noticed a swelling on his tummy and took him to a traditional village doctor