World Child Cancer
Xploro is proud to partner with World Child Cancer, the leading international cancer charity supporting children with cancer in low- and middle-income countries.
A child learning about x-rays in a Ghanian hospital
Girl using Xploro in Ghana
Xploro recreates environments like this ward in a Malawi hospital.
We include localized avatar name packs – these are Akan names in Ghana
Xploro and World Child Cancer
Supporting childhood cancer education globally
Since 2021, Xploro has partnered with World Child Cancer to reduce inequalities in childhood cancer care worldwide. Together, we provide child-friendly childhood cancer education and support, globally. Our goal is to help young patients in low- and middle-income countries gain the knowledge and confidence to face their diagnosis and treatment.
Our impact in Ghana, Malawi, Cameroon, Indonesia, and Nepal
Our work started in Ghana, where Xploro offered free access to its child-friendly digital health platform. With World Child Cancer’s support, tablets and data were given to hospitals so children could use the platform. We tailored Xploro to Ghanaian children by adding local avatars, familiar hospital settings, and Akan language names for their avatars.
After Ghana’s success, we launched in Malawi in 2022. Here, we introduced new avatars, regional backgrounds, and Chichewa language support. We have since expanded into Cameroon, Indonesia, and Nepal and translated the app into Bahasa and Nepali. This means many more children now have access to child-friendly, culturally tailored educational support.
Today, over 1,100 children benefit from Xploro each year in these five countries. Our platform helps reduce anxiety and gives children clear, trusted information about their treatment.
New for 2025: Child-friendly Intravenous Chemotherapy education storybook
Responding to families in Ghana, Xploro launched a new child-friendly intravenous chemotherapy education storybook. This interactive storybook prepares children for chemotherapy by explaining treatment in a simple, reassuring way.
We worked with Emma Johnson, Associate Specialist in Paediatric Haematology and Oncology at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People (RHCYP), Edinburgh, and Augusta Asiedu-Lartey, Child Life Specialist at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), Accra, Ghana, to create the story.
The storybook teaches what chemotherapy is and how an intravenous infusion works, clarifying their role during treatment. It introduces children to an oncologist and chemotherapy nurse, and their roles, whilst explaining the treatment process and the equipment they use. It also stresses the importance of hygiene and self-care and covers common side effects, suggesting useful coping techniques. As always, Xploro also encourages children to ask medical staff or trusted adults questions about their experience.
Professor Lorna Awo RennerWe are delighted to be able to offer the Xploro app to the children at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. Being admitted to hospital is often a very frightening and confusing time for families, so having a tool at our disposal to help them make sense of their treatment and diagnosis is invaluable. Through this partnership we hope to reduce the anxiety experienced by children undergoing treatment – encouraging them to learn and have fun in the process.
Consultant Paediatric Oncologist and World Child Cancer’s Ghana programme lead.
Looking ahead: Expanding child-friendly childhood cancer support worldwide
Xploro and World Child Cancer are dedicated to expanding child-friendly global childhood cancer education and support. We plan to roll out to more countries in Southeast Asia, Central America, and Africa. Our aim is that every child with cancer can access the educational tools and support they need.
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If you’d like to learn more about our work in low- and middle-income countries, get in touch today.
Oncology White Paper
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