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Lily Gloria Tagoe, MBChB, MWACP, FGCP

Pediatric oncologist

Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana

Lily Gloria Tagoe is a pediatric oncologist at the Department of Child Health at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana, and a part-time lecturer with the University of Ghana Medical School. Her clinical and research interests are in hematologic malignancies, supportive care, and childhood cancer survivorship. She is passionate about advocacy and interventions to reduce the childhood cancer survival gap between high and lower-middle-income countries. An avid writer, Tagoe has authored peer-reviewed articles and several media articles on childhood cancer and other child health topics. She has also written multiple children’s books.  

Posts by Lily Gloria Tagoe

Stories That Look Like Us: Why Representation Matters in Childhood Cancer Books

by Lily Gloria Tagoe, MBChB, MWACP, FGCP | Emmanuella Amoako, MD, MWCAP, FGCP April 16, 2026

Doctors in Ghana share how culturally responsive children’s books help kids with cancer feel understood, valued, and less alone. Learn why representation matters.

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