BTMAT is proud to announce that we are now affiliated with World Child Cancer, a fairly new charitable organisation dedicated to the increasing problem of child cancer in developing countries, where only one in 10 survives compared to eight in 10 in developed countries.
World Child Cancer has established commitment in 5 centres globally, and has a further 10 projects in development. Our own projects in Cameroon have been scrutinised by World Child Cancer, and we are high on the list of their priorities.
Professor Tim Eden – formerly of Manchester University – heads World Child Cancer, and is a longterm friend and colleague of our own Clinical Director – Professor Peter Hesseling of Stellenbosch University, South Africa.
BTMAT cannot expect to make a major impact in the management of child cancer in the resource-poor world; collaboration and co-operation with others in the same field, and the sharing of ideas and experiences is paramount.
It is an honour that BTMAT has been recognized as a serious humanitarian and scientific organization in the provision of care for the underprivileged people of Cameroon. It is with gratitude to World Child Cancer that we are led to believe that we will receive, in due course, considerable financial assistance from them.