Our programs
BASMA volunteers visit 5 times/week children with cancer unit in the Kids Hospital and Albeiruni Hospital in Damascus to provide them with moral support. These visits include a variety of pre-planned activities and entertainment programs for the children.
In May 2009, BASMA opened the first specialized unit to diagnose and treat children with cancer with a capacity of 20 inpatient beds and 8 outpatients at Alberuni University Hospital under the patronage of the Ministry of high Education. An MOU was signed between the management of Alberuni Hospital and BASMA Association.
BASMA covers a percentage of the treatment cost of some of the cases of children with cancer treated in the private sector in Syria and in specialized centers outside or inside Syria. Since 2006 till end of 2015 BASMA sponsored 273 cases in addition to tumor resection, bone marrow transplant and Orthopedic prosthesis.
BASMA strives to stay in touch with the children that are registered with the association while they are at home between hospital visits. Children are invited to participate in different activities that are organized both indoor and outdoor. Parents are also regularly contacted by phone to make sure that the child is doing well.
For Families: BASMA holds regular sessions to raise awareness among inflicted families about childhood cancer and dealing with their impacted children during treatment, in order to provide them with the ideal care.
For the community: BASMA organizes awareness sessions about childhood cancer and its early detection, and spreads knowledge of the disease through producing newsletters and booklets.