Families of two children diagnosed with cancer have struggled to raise funds for the treatment of their wards.

Two-year-old Halila was diagnosed with retinoblastoma, commonly called cancer of the eye, while the other suffers from Wilms tumor kidney.

The Kumasi South Hospital, where the children are being treated estimated an amount of at least sixty thousand cedis for the treatment, an amount families struggled to find.

According to the Paediatrician at the Hospital, Dr. Alimatu Salam, the treatment will involve chemotherapy and surgery to deal with the condition of both children.

"We will begin the treatment with chemotherapy, then conduct the surgery and return to the chemotherapy to finally eliminate the cancer. Mostly we do the chemotherapy at this Hospital and get KATH to do the surgery," she explained.

Dr. Salam further added "due to enhanced education, most parents are bringing their wards for diagnosis after finding certain symptoms. And some of them are diagnosed with cancer".

Ernestina Kwarko, mother of the two-year-old, says the condition of her daughter started as an anomaly in the eye and later deteriorated.

"They have asked for sixty thousand cedis for treatment of the condition. Already, we have spent thousands of cedis on her, it will be difficult to find the money being requested," she said.

Through the Kofi Job Foundation, an amount of hundred and twenty thousand cedis was donated to offset the bills of the children. An undisclosed amount was added for the upkeep of the families.

The Foundation also settled bills of patients defaulting payments at the Kumasi South Hospital.

At the Manhyia Government Hospital, the Foundation helped with procurement of some medical equipment, aside from settlement of debts of needy patients.

At least three hundred and fifty thousand cedis was given to the Hospital with a chunk of the amount to be used for procurement of medical equipment.

Similar gesture was done at the Tafo Government Hospital for patients and the facility.

The Founder of the Kofi Job Foundation, Kofi Job, has reiterated his commitment to investing more into the health care of the needy.

It is the second time in about four months the Foundation has extended such a gesture to hospitals and patients in need.