Programme Centre
Twinning Centres
Medical Leads
Prof Afiqul Islam
Prof Yakub Jamal
Twinning Leads
Dr Sara Stoneham & Dr Maria Michaelagnoli, UCLH
Dr Paul Rogers & Mary Lou Hurley, BCCH
Start Date
June 2012
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Bangladesh 2012-2017
Between 2012-2017 World Child Cancer supported a network of healthcare centres in Bangladesh to improve early diagnosis and treatment of childhood cancer.
- Background
- Problems
- Key Activities
BSMMU is on its way to becoming a centre of excellence and has been supporting a network of six healthcare centres throughout the country for the last three years. The focus has been on providing curative treatment for the curable and effective palliative care for the children with cancer who are too advanced or difficult to treat. The purpose of the network is to extend access to diagnosis, treatment and care to a larger population of children across a greater geographical area, thereby helping to reduce poverty and inequality.
- A lack of reliable data and research on child cancer in Bangladesh
- Late diagnosis, with children presenting with very advanced symptoms
- A lack of access to and funding for drugs
- Refusal and abandonment of treatment, often due to the financial burden
- A lack of awareness about the problem of childhood cancer
- Training for healthcare workers, including doctors, nurses and administrators
- A well-coordinated network of childhood cancer centres in Bangladesh
- An effective childhood cancer database for each centre
- Campaigns and awareness raising materials for professionals and the public
- A consistent supply of curative and palliative care drugs
- A support system for local support groups and fundraisers
- Regular contact with ministers and policymakers
Facts and Stats
On Monday the Department of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology at
I have come to Dhaka in Bangladesh to see for myself the programme
Final blog post from CEO’s visit to Bangladesh programme
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