OUR MISSION
MOST CHILDHOOD CANCERS ARE CURABLE AT LOW COST
Tragically, however, children from low-resource countries often do not have access to the care and treatment they need to survive cancer.
Our mission is to redress this inequality by creating sustainable and locally supported pediatric cancer healthcare systems in low-resource countries that meet recognized international standards of clinical, palliative and supportive care.
Since 2012, Aslan’s primary focus has been the development of Ethiopia’s first comprehensive pediatric cancer programs, first at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital in Addis Ababa and then at Jimma University Medical Center in Jimma.
Now working in collaboration with the Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health to expand access to care throughout the country, Aslan and our initiatives – designed and implemented by global experts in the diagnosis, treatment, and care of children with cancer – seek to demonstrate that pediatric cancers can be treated and cured in low-resource settings just as they are in more prosperous countries.