Why focus on childhood cancer?
While there is a general awareness about childhood diseases such as measles, malaria and cholera. Cancer is generally thought of as an adult disease. For instance, while adult cancer is covered under the National Health Insurance Scheme, childhood cancer is not.
Socio-cultural practices further inhibit awareness and treatment of the disease. According to a World Child Cancer report 17 percent of childhood mortality in Ghana is attributed to cancer and the incidence of known cases is growing and yet very few resources exist to combat the disease.
There are very few specialized health personnel and facilities for childhood cancer. Consequently, childhood cancer kills a lot more children; a situation that is aggravated by late detection and lack of financial resources in deprived communities.
According to the Cancer Society of Ghana the chances of a child surviving cancer is less than 20% compared to 51.7% for children under 5 years with malaria.
- Our vision: is that every child with cancer in Ghana will have access to quality health care, irrespective of his/her family’s social or economic status.
Mission Statement: is to increase the survival rates of children with cancer through education, research, and access to affordable treatment.
Values: We believe that children are the future of the country and an investment in their health is an investment in our future.
There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.
SUPPORT
We provide funds for needy parents to pay for cancer treatment of their children and make annual donation of various items to the patients and the Children’s Department of the major hospitals
FUNDRAISING
RoMMeF depends on many activities and donations from corporate bodies, organizations, philanthropic individuals and the general public to raise funds for its programs and projects.
EDUCATIONS
As part of our awareness creation activities RoMMeF organizes Health walks and health screening programmes to educate the public on the early warning signs and to demystify childhood cancer
ADVOCACY
A meeting with the Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Health, MP for Berekum East Constituency Hon. Dr. Kwabena Twum Nuamah on the need to expand the Health Insurance to cover the cost of diagnosis.
Operational Structure
The Foundation operates under a Council of Trustees. The day to day operations are handled by a Secretariat headed by an Executive Secretary under the direction of the Management Committee who are also a members of the Council of Trustees.
Projects to be funded are chosen by a selection body appointed by the Council of Trustees, using a set of established criteria. The Foundation has a monitoring mechanism that ensures the proper application of all funds that are administered to beneficiaries. We collaborate with a number of strategic partners to carry out our mission.
The Management Committee
- Hon Mrs. Emma Mitchell – Founder
- Emmanuel Kwesi Madugu – Executive Secretary. Ag
- Magnus RexDanquah –Land Economist & Appraiser, SportBusiness Consultant, and Events Architect, Planner & Organizer
- Peter Tweneboah Kodua – Project Co-Ordinator, RoMMeF. (Former Deputy Director, Department of Social Welfare)
- Mrs. Nana Serwaa Asamoah- Legal Practitioner
- Nana Abena Ahenkan- Programs Co-Ordinator
Council of Trustees
The Council of Trustees is made up of leaders from academia, the medical profession, traditional authorities, business, legal, industry and research institutes.
- Nana Kobina Nketsia V (Paramount Chief of Esikado Traditional Area) – Chairman;
- Hon Mrs. Emma Mitchell – Former Minister of Trade and Industry and Former Member of the Council of State – Chief Executive Officer;
- Mr. John Hilton Mitchell, CMILT – Honorary Consul General for the Republic of Trinidad &Tobago to Ghana. CEO- Jonmoore International;
- Dr. Baffour Awuah – Medical Director – Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital
- Magnus RexDanquah –Land Economist & Appraiser, SportBusiness Consultant, and Events Architect, Planner & Organizer
- Professor Margaret Gyapong – Director of the Institute of Health Research, University of Health & Allied Sciences, Ho
- Ms. Theresa Yankah – Architect
- Dr Kofi Gyan-Resercher,DVM, MPH, MPA, Senior Program Manager, ICSBCS, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, USA
- Peter Tweneboa- Kodua- Project Coordinator, RoMMeF. (Former Deputy Director, Department of Social Welfare)
- Emmanuel Kwesi Madugu – Executive Secretary Ag.