Islamic Relief [to 18 July 2015]
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How we’re fighting cancer in Africa
July 18, 2015
This Nelson Mandela International Day, our CEO, Dr Mohamed Ashmawey, explains why we’re stepping up the fight against childhood cancer in Africa…

…in 2014, the Islamic Relief family officially pledged USD $10 million to fund the oncology unit of the ground-breaking Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital, which is being built in Johannesburg, South Africa.

The Islamic Relief Oncology Centre of Excellence is now constructed, and work to complete the interior is underway. It will include bone marrow transplant facilities and a laboratory, surgeries and theatres, intensive care and high care beds, radiology facilities, and a dedicated pharmacy. The Centre will offer 14 day care wards and 18 oncology wards.

When it opens in 2016, the Centre of Excellence will provide children battling cancer across the continent with intensive paediatric care and specialist care. It will also develop clinical excellence through training for clinical staff and health professionals, and exciting research programmes….