Way Forward

The Foundation came into being to provide inclusive and quality education to children and focus on their overall health and development. Keeping this in mind the Foundation also helps children from impoverished families affected by cancer. These children come from remote rural and impoverished parts of Nepal. Most parents lack knowledge about cancer and think of it like other disease which can be easily treated. The children who do make it to the door of the hospital are extremely lucky as it means they have a high chance of survival. The Foundation will support children from financially challenged families so that they can pay their medical bills, whichdependS on the type of cancer. The Government of Nepal, for its part, provides up to NPR. 100,000 (USD 857) per child per disease. The given money has to be spent inside Kanti Children’s Hospital. All other expenses, such as payment for scans and blood tests, have to be paid out-of-pockets in private hospitals, an expense which often takes a toll on the family. An estimate of NPR 200,000 (USD 1714) is needed for a child to get a courses of chemotherapy at Kanti Children’s Hospital. The Hospital, however, is a government hospital and lacks basic infrastructure. The hospital consists of good doctors but lacks machines to diagnose cancer and tests, such as equipment's for PET scans, CT scans, and blood tests etc. Most often the family ventures out of the hospital for tests. Private hospitals, however, charge exorbitant amount of money for the scans and other tests. Our own experience as well as many studies on childhood cancer conclude that financial and social assistance to families are effective in improving pediatric cancer outcomes and in saving lives. These important programs help low income families overcome financial as well as social hardship and get more children into the hands of pediatric oncologists. Your donation means a parent can give their child the opportunity to heal, it means that a little boy or girl can dream of his or her future.

Long-Term Impact

Through this initiative, Wish Nepal Foundation will support the overall growth and development of children focusing on their health and education and helpcancer stricken children throughout their treatment by providing accommodation with warm nutritional meals for families. Psychological guidance will be provided thus enabling children to emotionally heal from the experience, and grant educational assistance, assuring they don’t fall behind and continue in school. Financial assistance for chemotherapy, help with diagnosis will also be provided so that cancer is detected early and appropriate treatment is initiated to help a child recover well. In addition to the above, women’s health will be focused on through coordination with local government agencies and likeminded organizations so that women become aware of their bodies, their health and become more knowledgeable about cancer in general. Awareness regarding cancer and the importance of diet and nutrition will also be provided to children through child clubs in their schools. This will be done to enable and help make a child aware of cancer from an early age and enable them to lead a healthy life. This can only be brought about due to awareness. Rehabilitation projects will be initiated to help children back into society once the treatment is over. Public Awareness about cancer will be initiated through media outlets such as the television, radio, print media etc.