On their historic, royal tour of Pakistan, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital (SKMCH) in Lahore. Prince William was following in the footsteps of his mother, Princess Diana, who visited the hospital twice, when
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Every time Asad has to choose a toy, he picks out a superhero figure. He also says that he he’s seen superheroes in real life; not those wearing capes, but those who wear white coats. In 2011, Asad’s father was
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Kilimanjaro, Everest Base Camp, K2 –these are the usual destinations that come to mind when we think of overseas trekking challenges. But what do you do when your intrepid volunteers have covered them all and then some? You seek new
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This September, for Childhood Cancer Awareness month, we’re remembering a boy with unbreakable spirit. One of Shaukat Khanum Hospital’s (SKMCH) many child patients, Huzaifa became the face of our Zakat campaign for Ramadan 2016. Two years later, despite all efforts,
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How far would you go to save a life? In 2019, volunteers from around the world embarked on an adventure through Gilgit-Baltistan, for IKCA’s first ever Pakistan trekking challenge. Their mission: to bring Imran Khan’s Cancer Appeal to the top
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For Eid ul-Adha 2019, IKCA supporters from all over the world offered a total of 18,024 cow shares and 3,192 goats for Qurbani, resulting in 276,400 kgs of donated meat to feed over 40,500 families from Pakistan’s poorest communities. Our
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“My biggest fear was not being able to afford my son’s hospital stay and treatment expenses. But Shaukat Khanum staff informed me that the treatment and stay were already all paid for…” – Jayson’s father, Mr. Haroon. When the pain
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Waqar Ahmed comes from an average, working class family in Lahore. For his parents, who struggle to make ends meet, Waqar’s cancer diagnosis in 2011, felt like a death sentence for their only son. Waqar was 11 years old when
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Did you know that you helped save over 13,213 cancer patients last year alone? Super heroes don’t always wear capes. For the last 24, years since the establishment of our Hospital in Lahore, you helped us raise £307 million in
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