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Actress Caitriona Balfe and Cantor Fitzgerald Join Forces

World Child Cancer Ambassador Caitriona Balfe joins fellow celebrities donating their time on September 11th. They are helping children in underserved communities and honoring those who lost their lives on 9/11 as part of Cantor Fitzgerald's Virtual Charity Day. World Child Cancer is honored to have been chosen as a participant this year

Watch Caitriona's Message of Support HERE.
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

September was designated Childhood Cancer Awareness Month to bring awareness to childhood cancer, which remains the leading cause of death by disease for children under the age of 15. As a result of COVID-19, progress on diagnosis and treatment was nearly stopped in its tracks. The 300,000 children and their families who are dealing with a cancer diagnosis need you now more than ever. Please give generously to help save a child's life.
We need your help now

With the spread of Coronavirus/COVID-19 and its financial effects, we need your help more than ever to keep our programmes running. Continue to support children with cancer by donating today.
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Meet Sahara

At the age of five, Sahara has been at Kanti Children's Hospital, Nepal, for the past two years receiving treatment for blood cancer. Help support a child like Sahara today.
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Why we help

Over 300,000 children develop cancer worldwide each year.

About us

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, Bangladesh. His mother Nusrat hasn't left his side for the four weeks he's been at the hospital.
She tells us about home - her family, her three children and her husband. They live over 300km from the hospital in a rural village and the busy city streets are a far cry from life at home.
When Ibrahim fell unwell with a fever and his stomach began to swell his family had to borrow a loan of 50,000 taka (£466) to travel to their local hospital and pay for
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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

08.09.20

CPOG Organizes Palliative Care Training for Childhood Cancer Stakeholders in Cameroon

World Child Cancer has partnered with the Cameroon Paediatric Oncology Group (CPOG) to train doctors, nurses, caregivers and volunteers on childhood pain management.

Champion supporters

24.01.20

14-year-old Adam supports World Child Cancer

Meet Adam. In December 2017, at just 12-years-old, Adam received news that no child should receive – he had cancer. Adam was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma – a rare form of bone cancer that mainly affects children. He and his family's life were turned upside down.

Champion supporters

24.01.20

The Do One Better! Podcast with World Child Cancer

World Child Cancer Chief Executive, Jon Rosser and our Ghana program lead and WCC trustee, Prof. Lorna Renner, were invited to talk on an episode of The Do One Better! Podcast, a weekly non-profit podcast hosted by Alberto Lidji.