Noida, 24th March 2026: Access Life, a registered Indian not-for-profit organisation dedicated to ensuring that no child has to abandon cancer treatment, has announced the opening of its new ‘Home Away from Home’ (HAH) centre in Noida. The centre is set to be inaugurated on 24th March 2026, and will offer needed assistance to the families of children under treatment at PGICH (Post Graduate Institute of Child Health), Noida.
The centre is located at C1/16, Sector 31, Noida, Uttar Pradesh and provides safe, free of cost accommodation and holistic services to families travelling across the north of India at the centre in search of treatment of paediatric cancers.
Access Life has collaborated with PGICH, one of the top paediatric healthcare institutions where more than 200 new patients with paediatric cancer and 60 to 70 Bone Marrow Transplant patients are treated every year. Most of the families make long distance journeys through Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Bihar, and the neighbouring states, and in most cases they experience financial and logistical difficulties during the treatment process.
The Noida centre will facilitate this by ensuring that they make the place conducive to them with safe accommodation, nutritious foods, transportation services, counselling services, and non-formal education. This would help the families to dedicate all their attention to the recovery of their child without the stress of having to face daily life.
Regarding the launch Dr Nita Radhakrishnan – Additional Professor and HOD, Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, PGICH said “Families of children undergoing cancer treatment and bone marrow transplantation often travel long distances to access specialised care, and finding affordable accommodation near the hospital can be a major challenge. The Home Away From Home centre developed with the support of Access Life Foundation will help bridge this gap by providing safe and supportive housing close to the hospital. We hope this initiative will significantly ease the treatment journey for children and their families.”Further adding to this, Girish Nair, Founder and Chairman, Access Life Assistance Foundation said, “Families often travel hundreds of kilometres in search of life-saving cancer treatment for their children. During this difficult time, something as basic as safe accommodation near the hospital can make an enormous difference to whether a child is able to continue treatment.”
“The Home Away From Home centre in Noida has been created to ensure that families coming to PGICH have a place where they can stay with dignity and feel supported during their child’s treatment journey. Our aim is simple: that no child should have to abandon cancer treatment because their family could not find a place to stay.”
With the launch of the Noida centre, Access Life continues to strengthen its mission of ensuring that no child has to abandon cancer treatment due to lack of support. The organisation remains committed to expanding its reach and providing holistic care to families navigating the challenges of paediatric cancer treatment.
