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Wafaa M Rashed: Childhood cancer remains severely underfunded and under-researched

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Mar 4, 2025, 10:53

Wafaa M Rashed: Childhood cancer remains severely underfunded and under-researched

Wafaa M Rashed, Faculty Lecturer of pharmacy at Ahram Canadian University, reshared a post by United Nations Office at Geneva on LinkedIn, adding:

“Childhood Cancer Is a Human Rights Issue.

The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is the most ratified international human rights treaty. It upholds four key principles:

Non-discrimination
Right to life and development
Children’s participation
Prioritizing children’s best interests

But how can we claim to uphold these rights when childhood cancer remains severely underfunded, under-researched, and out of global health priorities 400,000 children are diagnosed with cancer each year. Yet, survival depends not on medical advances but on where a child is born.

Childhood cancer is a human rights issue. It directly aligns with CRC’s principles:

Non-discrimination → No child should die because they lack access to treatment.
Right to life and development → Pediatric cancer care is not a luxury—it is a right.
Children’s participation → Young patients deserve a voice in their treatment and future.
Prioritizing children’s best interests → Funding, policies, and research must reflect this commitment.

If childhood cancer is not prioritized on the global health agenda, are we truly upholding children’s rights?

I call on the UN and world leaders to recognize this injustice and act.

Childhood cancer care is not charity—it is justice.”

Quoting United Nations Office at Geneva‘s post:

“The Child Rights Convention is the most ratified international human rights treaty.

CRC is guided by 4 principles:

Non-discrimination
Right to life and development
Children’s participation
Prioritizing children’s best interests

Wafaa M Rashed: Childhood cancer remains severely underfunded and under-researched

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