Over 800 kids get free cancer treatment in Gulu

Solterre, a charity trying to fight cancer in children in northern Uganda, reported that 219 children were diagnosed in 2022, 309 in 2023 and 320 this year.

Partipanats of the bicycle race dancing Ajere, one of the Acholi cultural dance, during the cancer awareness creation in Gulu city. (Photo by Christopher Nyeko)

By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

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GULU CITY

At least 948 children with childhood cancer from the regions of West Nile, Acholi and Lango, have received free care at

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Over 800 kids get free cancer treatment in Gulu

Solterre, a charity trying to fight cancer in children in northern Uganda, reported that 219 children were diagnosed in 2022, 309 in 2023 and 320 this year.

Partipanats of the bicycle race dancing Ajere, one of the Acholi cultural dance, during the cancer awareness creation in Gulu city. (Photo by Christopher Nyeko)

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