PACT : Whom We Help

Whom We Help

Genet AshenafiGenet Ashenafi, an Ethiopian woman, is someone whose life was saved by radiotherapy. When she was 34 years old she began to feel sick all the time. She went to a regional hospital in Ethiopia's southern city of Awasa, where, four months after she had first noticed her health problem, she was diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer. More »

Mrs. Malkanthi Mrs. W.G. Malkanthi, a slender 42-year-old woman with three children, is a beneficiary of cancer treatment facilities on the island nation of Sri Lanka. More than two years ago, a medical check-up revealed that she had rectal cancer. She was immediately operated on at Kandy Hospital and the tumour was removed. But her treatment is not yet finished. She must undergo extensive chemotherapy followed by a course of radiation treatment. More »

Zambia - access to good cancer treatment in Zambia is available oly for a few. But that will change. With the help of the IAEA, Zambia is building its first national cancer treatment centre. Once this new facility is fully operational, 1200 new patients per year will be treated. More »