Childhood Cancer International (CCI)

Childhood Cancer International was founded in 1994, as an umbrella organization of childhood cancer grassroots and national parent organizations.

Today, CCI is the largest patient support organization for childhood cancer. It is a global, parent-driven non-profit that represents more than 170 parent organizations, childhood cancer survivor associations, childhood cancer support groups, and cancer societies, in over 90 countries, across 5 continents.

Mission:
They engage and collaborate with diverse stakeholders: policy makers and influentials, international development practitioners, medical and healthcare professionals, public and private sector and civil society. Driven by passion, determination and caring for others, we are committed to ensuring availability and access to affordable, essential childhood cancer medicines and high quality childhood cancer care everywhere.

They believe that knowledge sharing stimulates growth of innovations and new ideas for creating more responsive programs and more effective ways to serve, support and assist . We share information and experiences, promote best practices and good practice models, adapt effective, innovative approaches and deliver cost effective solutions to responsively address challenges faced by children/adolescents with cancer, the survivors and their families.