Improve cancer care for 250 children in Malawi

Dear supporters

290 children were treated last year, meaning the project exceeded its original annual target of 250.

Phase 2 of the Malawi project at the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital is now well under way.

The project is making excellent progress under the leadership of Professor Molyneux. Here are some of the activities of the last five months:

• Training for a future Malawian lead in South Africa
• Regular twinning support and training for local staff
• Ongoing patient and family support in the unit
• Continuing follow-up visits by a clinical officer on a motorbike
• Planning underway for an outpatient paediatric oncology facility
• Rapid diagnosis confirmation by email link with the team in Newcastle, UK

There is still so much the team can do to improve cancer diagnosis, treatment and care for children in Malawi. Here are some of our objectives:

• Increase nursing capacity
• Establish an outpatient facility at QECH
• Support patients through drug supplementation, welcome packs and follow-up
• Continue healthcare and community awareness campaigns
• Handover of the QECH unit to a Malawian paediatric oncologist

Thank you for your ongoing support. You are enabling significant improvements to be made to childhood cancer care in Malawi. The project could not continue like this without your support.

Please continue your support so we can help to treat more children in Malawi.

Best wishes

World Child Cancer team

Links:

• http://www.worldchildcancer.org