GhanaWeb Feature by Joycelyn Kyei Baffuor World Childhood Cancer Day, observed annually on February 15, serves as a global reminder of the struggles faced by children diagnosed with cancer and the stark disparities in survival rates between high- and low-income countries.
This year's observance underscored the persistent challenges in Ghana, where limited access to care and financial barriers continue to claim young lives.
Childhood cancer remains a silent crisis, with approximately 400,000 new cases diagnosed globally each year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
While survival rates in high-income countries exceed 80%, in low-resource settings like Ghana, they plummet below 30% due to late diagnoses, inadequate treatment options, and crippling costs.
