Physical Health Malawi Project #8087

Improve cancer care for 250 children in Malawi

by World Child Cancer UK

Project Report | Dec 12, 2012
Malawian Child Cancer Project Report

By Liz Burns | Operations Manager

Limbane and family at the hospital

We would like to say a HUGE thank you to all of our supporters who have donated towards this project!!

Your amazing support has allowed us to reach our first target of $10,000 raised to help children with cancer in Malawi. Thanks to your generosity we have now been able to increase our target to $15,000 which means that if any supporters are still interested in making a donation, this will still go towards improving the lives of children with cancer in Malawi.

Our project in the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre has made amazing progress over the last 18 months thanks to the amazing donations we have received.

Some highlights from the project include:

Increase in survival rates for children with Burkitt lymphoma from 48% to over 60%
Increase in survival rates for children with Wilm's tumour from 30% to over 46%
A local lead doctor has been identified for succession and funded for specialist training
Regular training and mentoring of staff at the project
Costs of food and transport has been subsidised for the patients
A poster awareness campaign has been implemented
Outreach visits into the community are made on motorbike by a clinical officer
Speed of diagnosis has been improved with the use of a microscope camera

We hope that you are able to continue supporting our work and helping us improve the lives of children with cancer.

It is thanks to your amazing support that all of these achievements have taken place at our project in Malawi so once again - THANK YOU!!

Palliative care team at the hospital

Professor Molyneux, project leader

Children from the oncology ward

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