ACT 4 Children shared a post on LinkedIn:
“In Panama, childhood cancer care is being reimagined through national leadership, frontline training, and global collaboration.
They face major barriers in access to timely, quality pediatric cancer care. In response, the country launched a nationwide effort under the World Health Organization Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer. Bringing together government, hospitals, nonprofits, and international partners to change outcomes for children with cancer.
With support from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Pan American Health Organization, Children’s Hospital Colorado, and the Ministerio de Salud de Panamá launched a national early detection guide, trained more than 1,000 primary healthcare professionals, and established specialized commissions across nursing, psychosocial care, palliative care, hospital registries, early diagnosis, and health services.
The impact is already visible: a 50% reduction in advanced-stage diagnoses, faster referrals, and more children being diagnosed at earlier, more treatable stages.
A powerful reminder that when countries invest in early diagnosis, coordinated systems, and comprehensive care, survival can change and so can futures.”
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