It has donated about 200 sets of “high-quality” protective gear to the oncology departments of five hospitals in Bangladesh, the organisation said in a media release on Saturday.
The hospitals are Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Sir Salimullah Medical College Hospital, Dhaka Children's Hospital and National Institute of Cancer Research Hospital.
Professor Md Selimuzzaman, head of paediatric haematology and oncology at the Dhaka Children's Hospital, thanked the WCC and urged it to continue the support.
An organisation called Hospitch Bangladesh was also assisted by the WCC.
Its progeamme coordinator in Bangladesh, Jewel Ahmed, said: “World Child Cancer believes that it is a moral responsibility to stand by the doctors in this critical time.”
He assured the doctors of continuing support.