Impact – Hope for Cancer Kids

Our Impact

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NHIF premiums from January 2022 to December 2023

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Total amount of services provided

Hours of Art Therapy to children admitted at Kenyatta National Hospital

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Meals provided to children and care- givers receiving chemotherapy treatment at KNH.

Fatality rates of children supported by HCK which is significantly lower than the national estimates which stand at 80%.

Facts & Figures

Where you live should not determine if you live...

Each year, an estimated 400 000 children and adolescents of 0-19 years old develop cancer.

The most common types of childhood cancers include leukemias, brain cancers, lymphomas and solid tumours, such as neuroblastoma and Wilms tumours.

In high-income countries, where comprehensive services are generally accessible, more than 80% of children with cancer are cured. In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), less than 30% are cured.

Childhood cancer cannot generally be prevented or identified through screening.

Most childhood cancers can be cured with generic medicines and other forms of treatment, including surgery and radiotherapy. Treatment of childhood cancer can be cost-effective in all income settings.

Avoidable deaths from childhood cancers in LMICs result from lack of diagnosis, misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis, obstacles to accessing care, abandonment of treatment, death from toxicity, and relapse.

Only 29% of low-income countries report that cancer medicines are generally available to their populations compared to 96% of high-income countries.