First Latam Integral Center for childhood cancer

In Fundación Nuestros Hijos we currently attend up to 80% of children diagnosed with cancer in the country, and we have contributed significantly to improve childhood cancer survival rates in Chile by attending some of the main difficulties that families with low income come across when their child is diagnosed and starts the path to recovery. Some of these difficulties are long travels, high cost of transportation and home rent close to the Hospital where their child is being treated, high dropout school rates during treatment and low rates of reintegration to original schools once the child is recovered. Also, after treatment 80% of the children have some physical or cognitive sequelae. Through ten clinical specialties we deliver the specific rehabilitation therapy that the child needs, at any stage of the disease including Palliative Care; and for as long as required. For this we have the specialists and the latest generation equipment in a biosafety environment for immunocompromised children that make it a unique facility in Latin America.

But we are ambitious! And want to continue growing and supporting more patients. Unfortunately, there are many children and families who still need support. That is why we want to build the biggest oncological center in Chile, our objectives are to:

• Improve coverage (now we serve children up to 15 years old, we want to include adolescents up to 19)
• Include coverage to mid-income families
• Include patients from other Latin American countries where survival rates are extremely low
• Include housing for children who had received a bone marrow transplant
• Consolidate all our services in one location
• Become a center of learning, where professionals from all Latin America can receive training

With this new building we will:

• Increase coverage by 40%
• Increase facilities surface from 2.800 to 7.753 squared mts
• Increase annual services from 100.000 to 150.000 services provided per year
• Increase home-away homes capacity from 19 to 63 rooms

We are very close to achieve our dream, thanks to you we are sure that we will make it.

Links:

• https://fnh.cl/