In a major step to strengthen childhood cancer care, the Bihar government's State Health Society on Tuesday signed an MoU under the Change for Childhood Cancer initiative, making Bihar the 10th state to adopt an integrated system for early detection, diagnosis and treatment of children with cancer. The partnership will strengthen childhood cancer services across Bihar’s four Childhood Cancer Care District Clusters (CCDCs) and all 38 districts with the help of CanKids, creating an integrated pathway for diagnosis, referral, treatment and shared care for every child with cancer. Bagai said her team has been working with Bihar’s four major childhood cancer treatment centres since 2008. “Together, these centres, along with children referred for treatment outside the state, currently account for an estimated 53 per cent of access to childhood cancer care. The event was attended by Amita Mahajan, Senior Paediatric Oncologist; Dr Haresh Gupta, Deputy CEO; Chandan Kumar, a childhood cancer survivor; and Shobha Singh, Director, Change for Childhood Cancer – Bihar.