By Rebecca Ross | World Child Cancer
Hello Supporters!
We are really pleased to say that our project in Malawi continues to make lots of progress and more and more children are receiving treatment for cancer.
Our CEO recently visited the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre to see for herself exactly where money gets spent. She was amazed at the positivity of all the staff and patients and thrilled to see World Child Cancer's funds making such a difference to the lives of children with cancer. She reported that not only are chemotherapy drugs and equipment in short supply but even basics such as lightbulbs and paper are very hard to come by.
On her visit she was accompanied by a journalist from the Financial Times newspaper who was reporting on the project as part of the Financial Times Seasonal Appeal of which World Child Cancer is the beneficiary. The journalist was also amazed to see how the project works and truly impressed to see that such a little amount of money goes a long way. In particular he found the story of Mr Banda, the hospital outreach worker very inspiring. Mr Banda works for the hospital and travels to patients in remote areas for follow-up appointments. Quite often, these patients would not be able to attend follow-up appointments because of the high cost of travel to the hospital. In some cases this can mean that signs of the cancer returning are not detected and so further treatment cannot be offered. World Child Cancer, together with Mr Banda and your support means that the hospital travels to the patients to ensure that as many children as possible remain free of cancer after treatment.
The full article from the Financial Times along with a video can be seen here:
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/3a81760c-55e1-11e3-b6e7-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2mgo20BXh
http://video.ft.com/2899692092001/Fighting-cancer-in-rural-Africa/editorschoice
THANK YOU once again to all of our amazing supporters for allowing us to continue helping these children in Malawi!
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