Wafaa M Rashed: Childhood Cancer – Access to Medicine Is Just the Beginning
Wafaa M Rashed, Faculty Lecturer of pharmacy at Ahram Canadian University, reshared a post by World Health Organization on LinkedIn:
“Childhood Cancer: Access to Medicine Is Just the Beginning.
The disparity in childhood cancer survival rates remains one of the greatest injustices in global health.
- More than 80% cure rate in high-income countries.
- Less than 30% in most LMICs.
I deeply appreciate the WHO-St. Jude initiative to deliver free, life-saving childhood cancer medicines to children in Mongolia and Uzbekistan. This is a critical step forward. But is it enough?
Access to medicine alone will not close this gap. We must also:
- Invest in research—Many childhood cancers still lack targeted therapies, especially in LMICs.
- Secure sustainable funding—Short-term initiatives help, but long-term solutions require financial commitments at national and global levels.
- Implement policy change—Universal health coverage must integrate childhood cancer as a priority.
- Guarantee equitable access—Children should not have to rely on donation-based programs for survival.
“A child’s survival should never depend on their birthplace. Equity is not charity—it’s justice.”
“Hope is not a strategy. Awareness is not enough. Action is the only way forward.”
Will world leaders step up—or will they let children continue to die from preventable inequalities?
The time for action is now. Who will lead the change?
Main Message “Will you stand with Them“. “Will you stand with Them.”
Quoting World Health Organization‘s post:
” The disparity in Childhood Cancer cure rates is staggering:
- More than 80% cure rate in high-income countries.
- Less than 30% in most low- and middle-income countries.
To help close this gap, WHO & St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital are delivering life-saving childhood cancer medicines through the Global Platform for Access to Childhood Cancer Medicines—starting in Mongolia & Uzbekistan, with more countries to follow.
This initiative will provide free, quality-assured medicines, reaching 5000 children this year.
Read more.”
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