In Thailand, palliative care has been recently integrated into good medical care. The project conducted by the Wishing Well Foundation aims to develop palliative care through professional training and the creationt of family support groups.
The project, led by the University Hospital in Burkina Faso, addresses several issues such as delayed consulations and/or late referrals due to lack of information and awareness, late access to specialized care and inadequate follow-up problem
In collaboration with other partners in Paraguay and Italy, the “Ninos de Acosta Ñu” Pediatric General Hospital will focus in increasing the quality of treatment and life of the children diagnosed with cancer.
Recognized as a public health priority in Colombia, the MCM project contributes in the development and maintainance of an information system that gives updated relevant information about childhood cancer characteristics in the city of Cali.
An estimated 60%of children do not get proper diagnosis and treatment in Pakistan; 40% of those treated do not get active treatment because of late show and lack of follow-up. The project aims to train health staff on cancer diagnosis and treatment.
Due to resource restrictions, Karachi Cancer Registry has faced and immense limitation in terms of the services it can provide. The project aims to cover the entire city of Karachi for data collection and adequate referral systems.
Led by the Paediatric Oncology Unit of the National University of Asunción, the project aims to create a childhood cancer network at a national level in order to improve the access to care and treatment to children with cancer in Paraguay.
The project focuses on the rehabilitation of the 24 year old paediatric oncology unit of the Treichville University Hospital to improve the condition of children patients and their families.
The project is part of a collective effort designed to decentralize paediatric cancer care in Honduras in to reduce abandonment and increase the retention of patients on treatment protocols.
As Burkitt's lymphoma is the most common lymphoma among children in Western Kenya, the project aims to increase public and professional education as well as determine environemental/familial factors to improve childhood cancer prevention and control.
The project focuses on the treatment of the most common childhood cancer in Tanzania which is Burkitt's Lymphoma. The model used for Burkitt's Lymphoma will be expanded to other childhood cancers.
