Most children's cancers can be cured - if children get the treatment and care they need.

In many parts of the world, a child with cancer may never be diagnosed. Even if they are, treatment is often too expensive or simply unavailable.

We're here to change that.

World Child Cancer helps children in low- and middle-income countries survive cancer - and live well afterwards.

We work with hospitals, families and governments to improve care at every stage: from early diagnosis, to treatment, to life after cancer. Since 2007, we've helped more than 50,000 children and their families.

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Vision and Mission

Our Vision is a world where every child with cancer, wherever they live, has timely access to the highest quality treatment, care and support to allow them to survive and thrive.

Our Mission is to improve survival rates, care and quality of life for children with cancer and their families in low and middle-income countries. We will do this through evidence-led programs, impactful collaborations, and influencing policy change.

World Child Cancer:

Trains health workers to spot the signs of childhood cancer early
Improves access to effective treatment and essential medicines
Supports families with the financial cost and emotional toll of care
Helps children recover and return to school and daily life
Works with governments to strengthen national health systems
And more…

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History

Over the past 14 years World Child Cancer has reached over 50,000 children and their families. Working with partners in 13 different countries, every day we are one step closer to closing the gap in childhood cancer care.