# News
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> News from the association — campaigns, camps, the Winners’ Games and the fight for better treatment of children with cancer.
The association’s diary
The Balkan Sports Games, campaigns, camps and the fight for better treatment of children with cancer.
## 2026
[BNT · 4 October 2026 Asen: from a 20% chance of survival to medals in badminton The story of Asen — a participant and medallist at the Balkan Games — closed BNT’s “Po sveta i u nas” news bulletin. Read](https://decaohz.org/en/news/asen-bnt.html) [25 September 2026 The bell at the Golden Ribbon centre rang for Emili The sound of the bell at the centre carries the words “the end” and “my treatment is over” — and today it rang for Emili. Read](https://decaohz.org/en/news/kambanata-v-zlatna-pandela.html) [19 September 2026 The second Balkan Sports Games brought more than 70 children from five countries to Panagyurishte Children and young people from Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, Croatia and Serbia who have beaten an oncohaematological disease competed in six sports. Read](https://decaohz.org/en/news/balkanski-igri-2026.html) [26 August 2026 The “Survivor” 2026 camp by the Zhrebchevo reservoir The camp began with a warm welcome and continued at the “Aglika” hotel by the Zhrebchevo reservoir. Read](https://decaohz.org/en/news/lager-sarvayvar.html) [Opitsvet · 20 August 2026 Summer at the Rehabilitation Centre in Opitsvet Six more families shared their summer holiday with us — with play, nature, conversations and lots of laughter. Read](https://decaohz.org/en/news/opitsvet-lyato.html) [11 August 2026 The European standards of care for children and adolescents with cancer — now in Bulgarian We have translated the European standards of care for children and adolescents with cancer — the file is freely available. Read](https://decaohz.org/en/news/evropeyski-standarti.html) [13 July 2026 Our second summer camp — among the rocks and caves of Belogradchik Lake Rabisha, the Venetsa and Magura caves and, to finish, a disco: that is how our July camp went. Read](https://decaohz.org/en/news/lager-belogradchik.html) [Summer 2026 · 9 July 2026 By yacht on the Iskar Reservoir The Sail with me team took many mothers and children out on a yacht — an exciting adventure on the water. Read](https://decaohz.org/en/news/yahta-iskar.html) [Thank you · 19 June 2026 The BIODERMA and “Begach” charity marathon Thank you to all the volunteers who signed up and took part in the organisation. Read](https://decaohz.org/en/news/bioderma-begach-maraton.html) [Summer camp 2026 · 16 June 2026 The blue summer has begun: a camp in Kyustendil for the youngest children and their mothers Walks, art workshops and the centuries-old sequoias — our first summer camp this year is for children up to 10 together with their mothers. Read](https://decaohz.org/en/news/lager-kyustendil.html) [13 June 2026 The Asian Festival 2026 — in support of the children The sixth edition of the festival in South Park, Sofia, was dedicated to the association — with a charity raffle of more than 99 prizes. Read](https://decaohz.org/en/news/aziatski-festival.html) [1 June · 1 June 2026 1 June with pizza, laughter yoga and lots of games Happy Children’s Day to all children, little and grown-up — and thanks to the friends who made it a celebration. Read](https://decaohz.org/en/news/parvi-yuni.html) [Thank you · 16 February 2026 A puppet show for young and old at West Mall Thank you to West Mall for a wonderful event and to Marieta and Marioneta for the show. Read](https://decaohz.org/en/news/west-mall-kuklen-teatar.html) [Thank you · 5 January 2026 Students from Dobrich raised BGN 2,500 for paediatric oncohaematology in Varna The children of the “Rayko Tsonchev” high school made Christmas souvenirs, organised a bazaar and donated the proceeds to the association. Read](https://decaohz.org/en/news/gimnaziya-raiko-tsonchev.html)
## 2025
[“Sweet Christmas” · 29 November 2025 “Sweet Christmas” — home-made biscuits for the cause, for the ninth year Our charity campaign with Christmas biscuits raises funds for a camp for the youngest children and for the “School Without Borders” project. Read](https://decaohz.org/en/news/sladka-koleda.html) [Golden Ribbon · 31 October 2025 Two celebrations in one day at the Golden Ribbon centre With costumes, pizza, word searches and bookmarks with portraits of enlighteners, we marked both 31 October and 1 November. Read](https://decaohz.org/en/news/dva-praznika-v-zlatna-pandela.html) [5 October 2025 “Talking with HOPE” — the association’s podcast Conversations with doctors, specialists, parents and survivors — about school in the hospital, late effects, nutrition, loss and hope. Read](https://decaohz.org/en/news/podkast-govorim-s-nadezhda.html) [26 September 2025 “Treasure” — a graffiti mural for our children in the park in Panagyurishte After the first Balkan Sports Games, the children left Panagyurishte a wall with a superhero child — painted together with the artist Konstantin Krastev – Kostura. Read](https://decaohz.org/en/news/grafit-sakrovishte.html) [21 September 2025 The first Balkan Sports Games: more than 60 children who have beaten cancer, in Panagyurishte From 19 to 21 September, children and young people from Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey competed in six sports — and went home with new friends. Read](https://decaohz.org/en/news/balkanski-igri-2025.html) [Wrocław 2025 · 7 June 2025 Seven medals from the European Youth Onco-Olympiad in Wrocław Nine brave children represented Bulgaria at the Olympiad in Poland — and came back with seven medals. Read](https://decaohz.org/en/news/onkoolimpiada-vrotslav.html)
## 2024
[18 June 2024 Sun protection for every child at the summer camps — from NAOS Bulgaria NAOS Bulgaria once again made sure that the children at our camps could play outdoors protected from the sun. Read](https://decaohz.org/en/news/naos-slanchezashtita.html) [20 April 2024 The Second National Games: 34 children who have beaten cancer competed in five sports On 18, 19 and 20 April, children aged 6 to 17 competed in running, football, table tennis, chess and shooting — and this is where the idea for the Balkan Games came from. Read](https://decaohz.org/en/news/vtorite-natsionalni-igri.html)
## 2022
[14 February 2022 15 February — International Childhood Cancer Day 2022 International Childhood Cancer Day (ICCD) is marked on 15 February to highlight the importance of community involvement… Read](https://decaohz.org/en/news/15-fevruari-mezhdunaroden-den-za-borba-s-detskiya-rak-2022.html)
## 2021
[3 August 2021 Let’s celebrate life with Nati It is with great pleasure that we invite you to a charity event under the motto “Let’s celebrate life”, organised in support of the Association “Children with Oncohaematological Diseases”… Read](https://decaohz.org/en/news/da-praznuvame-zhivota-s-nati.html) [26 February 2021 ICCD — ActNow This year the focus is on honouring children and young people with cancer for their courage and resilience. CCI’s new initiative… Read](https://decaohz.org/en/news/iccd-actnow.html) [15 February 2021 15 February — International Childhood Cancer Day Today we think in gold and wear gold, like our golden heroes and their families who are going through the fire, those who overcame the horror and… Read](https://decaohz.org/en/news/15-fevruari-mezhdunaroden-den-za-borba-s-detskiya-rak.html) [10 February 2021 ICCD in the European Parliament SIOP Europe once again marked International Childhood Cancer Day (ICCD, 15 February) with an event which this year… Read](https://decaohz.org/en/news/iccd-v-evropeyskiya-parlament.html)
## 2020
[18 November 2020 Ensuring adequate and safe access to treatment The background At the start of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in March, all patient entrances to UMHAT “Tsaritsa Yoanna – ISUL” were closed… Read](https://decaohz.org/en/news/osiguryavane-na-adekvaten-i-bezopasen-dostap-do-lechenie.html) [30 October 2020 The “Childhood Is Ours” project has ended The “Childhood Is Ours” project of Oborishte district, carried out in partnership with the Association “Children with Oncohaematological Diseases” and funded by Sofia Municipality under the Programme… Read](https://decaohz.org/en/news/priklyuchi-proekt-detstvoto-e-nashe.html) [15 September 2020 The “Childhood Is Ours” project The “Childhood Is Ours” project is aimed at children with oncohaematological diseases, and its main goal is to help overcome the emotional… Read](https://decaohz.org/en/news/proekt-detstvoto-e-nashe.html) [10 September 2020 European Pharmaceutical Strategy The aim of the European Pharmaceutical Strategy is to improve and speed up patients’ access to free and affordable medicines and to encourage innovation… Read](https://decaohz.org/en/news/evropeyska-farmatsevtichna-strategiya.html) [4 May 2020 Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan In connection with Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan, which aims to examine the causes of inequality in patients’ access to the best possible treatment… Read](https://decaohz.org/en/news/plan-za-borba-s-raka-v-es.html) [11 February 2020 15 February 2020 15 February 2020 is International Childhood Cancer Day Go Gold! Why do we want to raise awareness? This year the idea… Read](https://decaohz.org/en/news/15-fevruari-2020.html) [4 February 2020 SIOPE, CCI and PanCare: let’s beat cancer in Europe The joint document by SIOPE, CCI Europe and PanCare on the fight against cancer in Europe — in Bulgarian, on four pages. Read](https://decaohz.org/en/news/siope-cci-i-pancare-da-pobedim-onkologichnite-zabolyavaniya.html)
## 2019
[10 October 2019 Inequalities in childhood cancer treatment The substantial inequalities in access to the best possible care, specialists and innovative research for children and young people with cancer remain a critical issue across… Read](https://decaohz.org/en/news/neravnopostavenost-pri-lechenieto-na-detskiya-rak.html) [2 September 2019 Support survivors now! What is the situation? Thanks to the great advances in the treatment and care of children with cancer over recent decades, 80% of all… Read](https://decaohz.org/en/news/podkrepete-sarvayvarite-sega.html) [13 August 2019 Opening and closing ceremonies of the 10th International Children’s Winners’ Games The opening of the 10th World Winners’ Games (2019) Watch on YouTube The closing of the 10th World Winners’ Games (2019) Watch on YouTube Read](https://decaohz.org/en/news/tseremonii-po-otkrivane-i-zakrivane-na-h-mezhdunarodni.html) [8 August 2019 Summer camp 2019, Dobarsko From 20 July 2019 to 30 July 2019 the project “Summer Camp for Children with Oncohaematological Diseases” was successfully carried out in the village of Dobarsko, at the Hotel-Tavern… Read](https://decaohz.org/en/news/leten-lager-2019-gr-dobarsko.html) [16 July 2019 10th International Children’s Winners’ Games A unique motivational project, created by volunteers under the auspices of the “Gift of Life” charitable foundation in 2010. Every year hundreds of children and… Read](https://decaohz.org/en/news/h-mezhdunarodni-detski-igri-na-pobeditelite.html) [28 June 2019 Doctors in support of the children Doctors from the three clinics — the Clinic of Paediatric Clinical Oncology and Haematology at UMHAT “Tsaritsa Yoanna – ISUL”, Sofia, the Clinic of… Read](https://decaohz.org/en/news/lekarite-v-podkrepa-na-detsata.html) [20 June 2019 Official position of the association’s Management Board DEAR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, The problem with the treatment of children with oncohaematological diseases has existed since 2009. For many years the association and parents… Read](https://decaohz.org/en/news/ofitsialna-pozitsiya-na-upravitelniya-savet-na-sdruzhenieto.html) [19 June 2019 Bioderma Women’s Run On 22 June 2019 Sofia will host the first women’s run in Bulgaria — the BIODERMA Women’s Run, in support… Read](https://decaohz.org/en/news/bioderma-women-s-run.html) [10 April 2019 European elections 2019: the SIOPE manifesto The manifesto of the European community of paediatric oncologists and haematologists for the 2019 European Parliament elections — in Bulgarian, in eight pages. Read](https://decaohz.org/en/news/evropeyski-izbori-2019-manifest-na-siope.html) [15 February 2019 No more pain! No more loss! An appeal by the International Confederation of Parent and Survivor Organisations Childhood Cancer International, the Association “Children with Oncohaematological Diseases”, No more pain! No more… Read](https://decaohz.org/en/news/bez-poveche-bolka-bez-poveche-zagubi.html)
## 2018
[26 October 2018 Invitation to the General Assembly 2018 The Management Board of the Association “Children with Oncohaematological Diseases”, pursuant to Article 26 of the Non-Profit Legal Entities Act and Article 17(1) of the association’s Statutes, convenes… Read](https://decaohz.org/en/news/pokana-za-obshto-sabranie-2018.html) [24 October 2018 55 Hours – Celebration of Motivation On 28 September Krasimir Georgiev set himself a new challenge, once again aimed at motivating people to pursue their personal goals, however… Read](https://decaohz.org/en/news/55-chasa-praznik-na-motivatsiyata.html) [2 September 2018 September — an international month of support In Bulgaria, three children fall ill with CANCER every week. For them, that day marks the beginning of a hard battle, accompanied by physical pain… Read](https://decaohz.org/en/news/septemvri-mezhdunaroden-mesets-za-podkrepa.html) [25 July 2018 Summer camp 2018, Dobarsko From 7 July 2018 to 17 July 2018 the project “Summer Camp for Children with Oncohaematological Diseases” was successfully carried out in the village of Dobarsko, at the Hotel-Tavern… Read](https://decaohz.org/en/news/leten-lager-2018-gr-dobarsko.html) [28 June 2018 The new children’s playground at “Tsaritsa Yoanna – ISUL” Hospital is open On 27 June 2018 the new children’s playground at UMHAT “Tsaritsa Yoanna – ISUL”, Sofia, was officially blessed and opened. The worn-out and… Read](https://decaohz.org/en/news/novata-detska-ploshtadka-v-bolnitsa-tsaritsa-yoanna-isul.html) [26 June 2018 Support for the association from the “Team with a Dream” initiative On 16 June 2018 the first edition of the “Team with a Dream” initiative took place in Vazrazhdane Park, Sofia. During the sports… Read](https://decaohz.org/en/news/podkrepa-na-sdruzhenieto-ot-initsiativata-otbor-s-mechta.html) [4 April 2018 We are building a children’s playground at “Tsaritsa Yoanna – ISUL” Hospital The funds needed to renovate the children’s playground in the yard of the oncohaematology ward at “Tsaritsa Yoanna – ISUL” Hospital have now been raised. Thank you… Read](https://decaohz.org/en/news/stroim-detska-ploshtadka-v-bolnitsa-tsaritsa-yoanna-isul.html) [27 March 2018 The association signs a contract to build a rehabilitation centre The association has signed a contract to fund the construction of the first rehabilitation centre for children with oncohaematological diseases in Bulgaria and the eighth in the world… Read](https://decaohz.org/en/news/sdohz-podpisa-dogovor-za-izgrazhdaneto-na-vazstanovitelen.html)
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