Our Biggest challenge in Africa..

Our Biggest challenge in Africa in our fight against BreastCancer, is not just educating the people, but getting partners to believe thatour fight is for real. 

So many organisations have turned NGO’s into a business. Too many stories of fund misappropriations and failed promises. The first reaction you get when you approach a possible sponsor is, “are you really going to do what you have on paper’?

You can’t really blame these Partners, who have a real desire to help, but just cant find the right source to put their funds.  Many NGO’s in Africa, just jump into the areas where there is funding and start setting up programs to benefit from these fundings. SAD, very sad.

There are people dying, there was a woman whom we met at the rural communities last week who was in stage 2 of her Breast cancer and was still selling at the markets in pain. “No source for help and not hope”. What do we do with this woman?

Its frustrating, to see so many women in Africa suffering in silence, while others just corruptly deprive them of their support. I know that this blog may fall on some deaf ears, but we are going to continue to keep pushing and driving these points in Africa.

Charity is not a business but a Sacrifice. I am determined to continue this selfless work, and trust that God will continue to bring individuals that will open doors each time we travel to a new country. Thank You, Ronnie Jacobs.

Volunteer and Support Cancel Cancer Africa, we are winning the war against Breast Cancer in Africa. We are going to kenya in september and need health professionals from Europe, America and the rest of Africa to travel down with us.‏ @CancelCancerAf

Thank You, 
Ronnie Jacobs.

Cancel Cancer Africa: Come, Volunteer to Kenya with us for two weeks to....

Cancel Cancer Africa: Come, Volunteer to Kenya with us for two weeks to....: Come, Volunteer to Travel down to Kenya for two weeks to.. What are you doing in September? If you are free or can make yourselves fr...

Come, Volunteer to Kenya with us for two weeks to..

Come, Volunteer to Travel down to Kenya for two weeks to..

What are you doing in September? If you are free or can make yourselves free, come join us travel down to Kenya for two weeks to Cancel Cancer in Busia. 

For two weeks we will be carrying out Free Breast screenings, Lectures and Demonstrations across seven rural communities, climaxing with a Breast Cancer event.

Kenya Cancer Statistics:

• Cancer is the 3^rd highest cause of morbidity in Kenya [7% of deaths per year], after infectious diseases and cardiovascular diseases.

• Difficult to get accurate national data because most data is coming from Nairobi and other urbanized settings.

• Estimate 39,000 new cases of Cancer each year in Kenya with more than 27,000 deaths per year.

• 60% of Kenyans affected by Cancer are younger than 70 years old.

• Leading Cancers:
• Women: Breast (34 per 100,000), Cervical (25 per 100,000)
• Men: Prostate (17 per 100,000), Esophageal (9 per 100,000).

• 70-80% of cancer cases are diagnosed in late stages
• Due to: Lack of awareness; Inadequate diagnostic facilities; Lack of treatment facilities; High cost of treatment; High poverty Index.

• Number of radiation centres in the country: 4 (all in Nairobi – KNH, MP Shah, Nairobi Hospital, Aga Khan).

• Number of treatment facilities: 4 (2 main, 2 limited).

• Human Capacity for cancer treatment in Kenya (public sector):
• 4 radiation oncologists
• 6 medical oncologists
• 4 paediatric oncologists
• 5 radiation therapy technologists
• 3 oncology nurses
• 2 medical physicists

(Figures from Kenya Network of Cancer organisation)

To Volunteer or more details please twitter@CancelCancerAf or email info@ronniej.co.uk