Childhood cancer
September 15, 2023
Two-and-a-half-year-old Mirabel * lives in Cameroon with her family and was diagnosed with Retinoblastoma, a form of eye cancer. Find out more about how Mirabel’s family learned about her diagnosis, how World Child Cancer supports them and where they are now.
September 1, 2023
“If my child is a survivor, any child can survive.” World Child Cancer works to boost survival rates across Africa
August 23, 2023
Cyclone Freddy struck Malawi hard in recent months, destroying entire communities, washing away people’s homes, and killing hundreds of people and livestock. The number of people killed by Cyclone Freddy this year was the greatest to ever be reported in Malawi’s history of cyclones.
August 18, 2023
Here at World Child Cancer, we believe that healthcare is a right not a privilege. This is why we work to improve the availability of high-quality care for children with cancer.
August 18, 2023
One of the critical aspects of improving childhood cancer outcomes in Cameroon is ensuring that nurses have access to high-quality paediatric oncology training.
August 4, 2023
Cancer is a complicated topic which can feel overwhelming at any stage. For anyone, including those close to you, it can bring up feelings of negativity and uncertainty about the future.
August 1, 2023
In May, Gem Clark, Fund Portfolio Manager for UK Aid Match, and Emma Hayward, Performance and Risk Manager for UK Aid Match travelled to Malawi to visit four grant holders: CBM Global, Sightsavers, UNICEF and World Child Cancer.
July 31, 2023
Mental health is a crucial aspect of the care offered by World Child Cancer, yet gaps in existing practice require that more can and should be done to tailor our aid programmes.
July 9, 2023
World Child Cancer is actively extending its support to healthcare providers in Myanmar by conducting a series of webinars in the latter part of May and early June.