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Sui Southern Gas Company under their CSR initiatives has been supporting Children Cancer Foundation for a long time. The have been kind enough to help CCF in every possible way including donation of cancer treatment equipment and financial contributions. Recently, Miss Nasreen Hussain presented a cheque of Rs. 660,000 to Dr. Shamvil Ashraf, CEO, Children Cancer Foundation. This donation was given to CCF for purchasing five Hepa-filters for Children Cancer Hospital....
read moreFaysal Bank Donates One Million to CCF
Children Cancer Foundation has been greatly helped by the corporate and banking sector of Pakistan through their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program. Another of our old supporters, Faysal Bank donated one Million Rupees to the Children Cancer Foundation. In a small meeting with the CEO CCF Dr. Shamvil Ashraf, the Faysal Bank CSR division reiterated their support towards fighting childhood cancer in Pakistan. The CSR head of Faysal Bank Rabia Salahuddin has been instrumental in making this possible; she was also there at this...
read moreCCF Fun Carnival 2013
Children Cancer Foundation celebrated the World Cancer Day and International Children Cancer Day by having a Family Carnival on Sunday the 17th of February, 2013 from 10:00A M to 6:00 PM at PAF Museum, Sharah-e-Faisal, Karachi. There were lots of fun activities setup along with the stalls of familiar food brands. We had some kids who had gone through successful cancer treatment at Children Cancer Hospital. They and their parents talked about the experience they had at Children Cancer Hospital. All proceeds of the event went to the Children...
read more6th Pediatric Oncology Intensive Course
Children Cancer Foundation Pakistan Trust with the help of a grant from UICC (International Union against Cancer), My Child Matters program has started a training program for Pediatricians as majority of children are initially presented to Pediatricians. The objectives of the project are to make Pediatricians more proficient in early detection, diagnosis and treatment of pediatric cancer, to establish level-1 Pediatric Oncology service at their respective centers and to develop shared care with Children Cancer Hospital. 6th Pediatric Oncology...
read moreOncology Hemtalogy Course
Children Cancer Hospital has always been working hard towards the development of nursing education. As a part of this effort, the Oncology and Hemtalogy nursing course was recently held at CCH. 23 students belonging to different parts of country and various institutions participated in the course. The closing ceremony was held on 14th December 2012 it included the certification distribution too. Dr. Ahmer Hamid was the chief guest of the ceremony who distributed the certificates among the...
read moreBay View Academy Fun Mela
Bay View Academy has always supported the mission of Children Cancer Foundation Pakistan. They have been the partners of CCF in the fight against childhood cancer for a long time. The Bay View Academy organized a Fun Mela at the campus on 9th November 2012. The Mela was organized to raise awareness about the childhood cancer and to raise funds for Children Cancer Hospital. Hundreds of students turned up for the event with their parents. Number of colorful stalls and activities were setup. Activities such as jumping castle, games and various...
read moreGlobal Hand Hygiene Day
Children Cancer Hospital celebrated global hand hygiene day on 16th October 2012 with health care workers and on 17th October 2012 with Patients and their families. Dr. Shamvil, the CEO CCF was the chief guest of the event. The focus of this event was to highlight the significance of hand washing and infection control practices. The participants were given the chance to participate in a a quiz competition and a video documentary was also shown to enlighten the importance of hand wash practices. Dr. Shamvil motivated the CCH staff to improve...
read moreWorkshop for Cancer Registration and Data Management
Children Cancer Foundation in its efforts for training facilities in the field of childhood cancer treatment organized a workshop for Cancer Registration and Data Management. This workshop was held with the support of UICC. UICC (Union for International Cancer Control) is a global body that exists to help the fight against Cancer. It was found in 1933 and has 760 member organizations across 155 countries. The workshop went on from 1st October to 5th October. Participants included Doctors and technicians from Children Cancer Hospital, Aga Khan...
read morePediatric Oncology Nursing Technician Program
Children Cancer Foundation is always looking to expand its services in the field of health care. The nursing program at Children Cancer Hospital is one of its own kind. The training of nurses is also given special importance. The certification program is approved by Sindh Medical Faculty Program. The 2010-11 batch of that program had 13 students and all of them cleared in the exam conducted by Sindh Medical Faculty. A certificate distribution ceremony was held for the successful candidates. CEO Dr. Shamvil Ashraf distributed the certificates...
read morePCP Certifies CCF
Children Cancer Foundation has been working hard towards maintaining the standards in terms of organizational management and the health facilitation. CCF’s efforts were recognized recently by the Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy (PCP). The Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy is an independent nonprofit organization with a vision to link the three sectors of society i.e. Government, Business and Civil society organizations in a synergistic partnership for development. It has a mission to promote the volume and effectiveness of philanthropy for...
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