The Leukaemia Project Foundation and the JoyNews Impact Makers Foundation have partnered to change the course of blood cancer treatment in Ghana.

This partnership is intended to raise awareness and raise funds to build the country’s first Centre for Haematology and Clinical Genetics at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, a groundbreaking facility that could save countless lives and end years of painful medical exile for leukaemia patients.

The announcement follows a searing exposé on the devastating reality faced by leukaemia patients in Ghana. For many, a diagnosis of leukaemia is not a death sentence from the disease itself, but from the lack of local treatment options.

A Race Against Time

Every year, dozens of Ghanaians are diagnosed with leukaemia. But in a country without a comprehensive treatment centre, that diagnosis often comes with despair. Families are forced into desperate fundraising campaigns to send loved ones to India, South Africa, the UK or the United States for bone marrow transplants and advanced care.

Tragically, many patients die before the funds are raised or before a matching donor is found.

A Vision to Transform Care

The Leukaemia Project Foundation has taken up the challenge to rewrite this story. In collaboration with JoyNews Impact Makers Foundation, the foundation is leading efforts to build the Centre for Hematology and Clinical Genetics - the first of its kind in Ghana and the West African sub-region.

The centre will offer comprehensive blood cancer diagnostics, genetic testing and bone marrow transplantation - services currently unavailable within the country.

“This centre will drastically cut delays in diagnosis, expand treatment options, and give patients a real chance at survival right here at home,” President of the LPF, Gerard Hillary Boakye, said.

From Pain to Purpose

As part of plans to raise funds and awareness on the condition, JoyNews will broadcast a Hotline documentary that captures the stories behind the statistics - families racing against time, parents selling their properties, communities rallying on social media - all in a fight to save loved ones.

Through powerful storytelling and expert insights, the film builds a compelling case for why the new centre is not only necessary but long overdue.

A Regional Lifeline

Beyond Ghana, the planned centre at Korle-Bu will serve as a regional hub for haematology and clinical genetics, providing diagnostic and treatment support to patients from neighbouring countries. It represents a bold step toward health equity and medical independence in West Africa.

A Call to Action

The Leukaemia Project Foundation and JoyNews Impact Makers Foundation are inviting individuals, institutions, and corporate bodies to join the effort to make the centre a reality.