In Ghana, the survival rate for children diagnosed with cancer remains alarmingly low, even though nearly 80% of childhood cancers are curable. The main obstacles are a severe lack of adequate treatment facilities and overwhelming financial burdens that prevent many families from accessing care.

The Executive Director of Lifeline for Childhood Cancer Ghana, Akua Sarpong, is calling on individuals, businesses, and faith-based organizations to rally behind children bravely fighting cancer as they embark on a 48-bed pediatric cancer care facility at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital.

For years, Lifeline for Childhood Cancer Ghana has lived up to providing essential support and treatment for children at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH). Now, the organisation is embarking on its most ambitious mission - the construction of a 40-bed pediatric cancer care facility at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. This new center will more than double the current treatment capacity, giving hundreds of young patients a renewed chance at life.

According to Madam Sarpong, they are looking forward to raising an amount of $1.1 million to complete the project, adding that the project construction has reached the third floor and the next milestone is roofing.

She shared this update at a recent art auction fundraiser, hosted in collaboration with Mercedes-Benz CFAO Showroom, under the theme: "Little Hands, Big Dreams, A Children’s Art Exhibition for Pediatric Cancer Care."

She also highlighted a sobering reality that Ghana sees an estimated 1,500 new childhood cancer cases each year, yet fewer than 500 are diagnosed.

The primary reason, she noted, is due to a lack of space, awareness, and resources, adding that the new facility aims to change that.

"Beyond treatment, Lifeline empowers children through art therapy and supports their families by teaching income-generating skills. We’re not just providing medical care—we’re offering hope, healing, and dignity."