The Johnson-Rose Cancer Foundation

The Johnson-Rose Cancer Foundation was established in 2022 by Oncologist Dr Sudeshen Naidoo and his colleagues in direct response to South Africa’s cancer crisis. Watch here: https://johnsonrosecancer.org/wp-content/uploads/icon-founders.mp4 The Foundation is named after Dr Naidoo’s late father Johnson and aunt Rose, both who died from cancer. The cancer crises facing South Africa has become almost insurmountable, with access to cancer treatment and care disproportionately associated with socioeconomic status, health insurance coverage and geographic location. Treatment is out of reach for most South Africans due to high costs. This has a negative impact on families, communities, and society. Children are especially vulnerable to dropping out of school when the sole breadwinner is ill. At the Johnson- Rose Cancer Foundation we are sensitive to these complexities and take a multi-disciplinary approach to integrate services that focus on providing support to patients and their ...