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Childhood Cancer in Ghana

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  • Ida (2 years) and her mum  wait their turn to see the doctor at the paediatric oncology unit, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana.<br />
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About a year ago, two-year-old Ida Dinezuma fell seriously ill. Her mother Alice Dzare took her to the St. Joseph’s Hospital, the main health facility in her local town of Jirapa, about 750kms from the Ghanaian capital Accra.<br />
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Ida was then referred to the Tamale Teaching Hospital and eventually to the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra. She was diagnosed with a Wilms’ Tumor, a common type of childhood kidney cancer, and has since responded well to treatment at the paediatric oncology unit. <br />
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  • Ida (2 years) gets her vitals taken by a nurse.<br />
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“We started treatment last year in May and I must say her health has improved so much. The doctors and nurses have really been helpful and  I am grateful to them,” says Dzare.<br />
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  • Ida (2 years 7 months) and her mum leave the hospital for the house after chemotherapy.
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  • James (10years) shows off his painting of the Ghana flag at the paediatric oncology ward at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra Ghana.<br />
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10-year-old James Baawua lived with his mother in Assin Fosu, a town in the Central Region of Ghana. When his grandmother Naomi came for one of her regular visits, she realised her grandson was seriously sick and decided to take him to the Suhum Government Hospital. He was then referred to the Eastern Regional Hospital in Koforidua. But his condition continued to deteriorate and he was eventually referred to the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital where he was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). He has now been on chemotherapy for three months. <br />
“His condition has greatly improved.  I am happy about that,” says Naomi Otua,  James’ grandmother.
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  • Godfred (10years) and his mum, Mavis Akplaga, wait at the ward to be seen by a doctor. Godfred is being treated for Leukaemia.<br />
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10-year-old Godfred Etse was admitted to Korle-Bu in March 2021, where he was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). He has now been on treatment for the past four months.<br />
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“By the grace of God and the dedication of the medical team, I can say his condition has improved vastly. He is able to play with his friends as he used to and I am really happy about that," says Mavis Akplaga, Godfred's mother.
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  • Melvin (2 yrs 9 months) plays as he waits with his mum to see the doctor.<br />
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Two-year-old Melvin Addo was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at Korle-Bu early this year and has since been on chemotherapy.<br />
“There’s been a tremendous improvement in his health since we started chemotherapy. Despite his condition, he is still active and plays a lot,” says Winifred Santa, Melvin’s Mother.
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  • Melvin and his mum leave the consultation room after chemotherapy.
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  • Zainab waits to be attended to by a doctor at the Paediatric Oncology Day Care Unit
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  • Baby Emmanuella gets her pulse and oxygen saturation measured by a nurse at the paediatric oncology ward at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana.
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  • A nurse and ward assistant find vein of a patient with the help of an infrared vein-finding device.
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  • A nurse checks Reginald's height and weight on a measuring scale.
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  • A doctor attends to a patient at the Paediatric Oncology Day Care Unit.
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  • Paediatric Oncology Day Care Unit, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital.
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  • Roger Ahiable is the pharmacist-in-charge at the unit and is responsible for preparing and checking the chemotherapy doses to be administered to patients.<br />
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“No child deserves to die of cancer. We must all play our parts. We positively impact the future by helping these children now,” he says.
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  • A doctor administers IV chemotherapy to a client/patient.
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  • Dr. Nana Ama Afari Yeboah reads a chest X-ray film of a client/patient during ward rounds with the team
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  • Dr. Cathy Segbefia, a paediatric oncologist at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital views CT scans with the team.
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  • A WHO representative interacts with a client/patient.
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  • Mama Kporvi lifts Emmanuella out of her cot
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  • Prof. Lorna Awo Renner, Head of the Paediatric Oncology Unit, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana
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