World Child Cancer

Join Caitriona in Supporting Our Work

In honor of our patron Caitriona Balfe's 40th birthday this October please consider making a monthly gift of at least $40. With your monthly gift you can help provide lifesaving treatment for a child in one of our programs.
Raising Survival Rates and Raising Awareness

World Child Cancer is celebrating an important milestone this fall. One year ago, the World Health Organization joined our call to action and announced a new effort – the WHO Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer – with the aim of reaching at least a 60% survival rate for children with cancer by 2030. We know this is possible as World Child Cancer has raised survival rates from 10% to 60% in some of our program areas already.

Since the beginning, World Child Cancer has been advocating for governments to give more priority to childhood cancer. We are so pleased to see the momentum growing toward this ambitious goal. Please join our community and make your donation today!
World Child Cancer US - made possible by the Financial Times

In 2013, World Child Cancer was chosen by the The Financial Times as the sponsored charity for its seasonal fund drive. It was a partnership that raised over $2.3 million.

The incredible response to the seasonal appeal in the UK created demand for a US-branch of World Child Cancer. Today, World Child Cancer US supports programs around the world, with a special focus on Mexico. Learn more here.
Helping Children With Cancer

World Child Cancer has helped over 20,000 children and their families affected by childhood cancer to access appropriate diagnosis, care and support. Where treatment isn't possible, we also fund effective pain relief.
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Our Patron Caitriona Balfe
Celebrating Milestones
How We Started
Helping Children With Cancer

Why we help

Over 300,000 children develop cancer worldwide each year.

Our Stories

Read some inspiring 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. His mother looks worried as she places her hand on her son. The ward is loud with the sound of children crying, healthcare staff talking and hundreds of patients walking through the halls.
Nusrat tells us about her family, her three children and her husband. The family live far from Dhaka, over 300kms away so the busy city streets of Dhaka are a far cry from life at home. Their journey to Bangladesh’s capital started when Ibrahim fell unwell with a fever and his stomach began to swell.
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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.

Programmes

30.09.19

The Importance of Childhood Cancer Awareness

We first met Likem last year on the day care unit at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) in Ghana. After being diagnosed with a brain tumor, he was immediately referred to KBTH, but his family had to wait weeks to save enough money to pay for his surgery.

Programmes

17.09.19

An update from Jacob

In August 2017, we met 15-year-old Jacob whilst he was receiving treatment for Burkitt lymphoma at the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) in Malawi.

Get involved

03.09.19

#BacktoSchool

This Childhood Cancer Awareness Month we are raising awareness of life after cancer through our #BacktoSchool campaign. Many of the children we meet in pediatric oncology wards around the world miss their friends, their families and their home but their first thought is often their education.