State-of-the-Art Pharmacy Enhances Pediatric Cancer Care in Uganda Through Global HOPE and Lions Clubs International Foundation Partnership
Oak Brook, Illinois--(Newsfile Corp. - September 17, 2025) - Every year, over 100,000 children in sub-Saharan Africa are diagnosed with cancer, yet far too many face an uphill battle to survive the disease due to critical gaps in infrastructure, financial constraints and delays in treatment. In a transformative initiative aimed at improving childhood cancer care in Uganda, the Ministry of Health of Uganda and Texas Children's Global HOPE (Hematology-Oncology Pediatric Excellence) program, in...
2025-09-17 2:21 PM EDT
24 Children from Around the World Named as Finalists in Lions International's Peace Poster Contest
Oak Brook, Illinois--(Newsfile Corp. - March 7, 2023) - Emma Andreea Paveliuc, a 13-year-old girl from Iasi, Romania, is one of a few award-winning young artists to draw a clear image of peace. Paveliuc brought that vision to life through her art, earning her the grand prize in the Lions International Peace Poster Contest.Paveliuc was one of 600,000 participants worldwide in the annual Peace Poster Contest sponsored by local Lions clubs, which gives young people aged 11-13 an opportunity to...
2023-03-07 3:20 PM EST
Canadian 6th Grader, Keaton Hamilton, Takes Home the Grand Prize in Lions International Peace Essay Contest
Oak Brook, Illinois--(Newsfile Corp. - March 7, 2023) - Keaton Hamilton, a 12-year-old from Ontario, Canada, put pen to paper to illustrate his ideas for the world's eyes in his Lions International award-winning essay entitled "Friends as Leaders" which demonstrates the good that can come from standing up for what is right."Young people experience the world in a unique way, and the Lions International Peace Essay Contest empowers participants to show us what can happen when we lead with...
2023-03-07 3:00 PM EST