Creates awareness about childhood cancer
CanKids, a non-profit and support organisation providing holistic care and healing touch to thousands of children with cancer, organised a monument visit at Sion Fort Mumbai for child cancer survivor victims. The initiative was the part of International Childhood Cancer Day (ICCD).
Cankid is working to honour the bravery and courage of children suffering with cancer and their families, to create awareness on childhood cancer and to fight the stigma in our society with the message – ‘Childhood Cancer is Curable – when detected in time and treated properly at a cancer centre.’
Poonam Bagai, Founder and Chairman CanKids said, “ KidsCan “Childhood Cancer is the low hanging fruit for a country’s cancer control program. We can make a real impact and improve survival rates to compare with the developed countries, relatively easily and in a shorter period of time, the success of which will provide greater impetus to the war against cancer in the country,”.
Priti Dhall, Regional Director Mumbai, CanKids said, “Children suffering from cancer, their families and survivors will go on outings to Sion Fort, Mumbai, India Gate in New Delhi and War Memorial at Marina Beach in Chennai to celebrate ICCD. We are aiming to get these monuments Lit up Gold in September, as part of International Tribute Lighting Program of Childhood Cancer International (CCI), that aims to honour childhood cancer families and advocates for childhood cancer to key stakeholders including the government.”