World Child Cancer shared on LinkedIn:
“As children around the world return to school, we are reminded that learning must reach those receiving treatment on hospital wards too.
At Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi, Ghana, seven hospital-school teachers recently completed three days of intensive training designed to strengthen the care and education they provide on the ward.
The training, made possible thanks to our strategic collaboration with Amgen (Sean Lybrand, Philip Anderson), explored how prolonged hospital stays can affect a child’s learning, development and emotional wellbeing. It also equipped teachers with practical approaches to ward-based teaching, assessment and emotional support, while helping them protect their own wellbeing in a demanding role.
With this knowledge, teachers can provide learning that responds to each child’s circumstances, helping them stay connected to their education, retain a sense of routine and identity, and return to their regular school with greater confidence when they are ready.
In this video, hear from some of the teachers as they reflect on how the training will shape their practice and support brighter futures for the children they teach.
Congratulations to the participating teachers:
Beatrice Addo, Philomena Amoah Mensah, Regina Owusua, Sarah Boateng, Benedicta Fordjor Bennah, Carol Owusu, Rose Abankwah
Our thanks to facilitators Dr Peter W. Abomah, Comfort Asoogo and Dr Barbara Sekyere, and to Ms Adwoa Pinamang Boateng Desu, Ghana Country Coordinator at World Child Cancer, for supporting the programme.
Proceed to the video attached to the post.”
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