Topic: Providing Palliative Care For Children with Cancer: Perspective from the Largest Lower-Middle Income Country, India

Today’s profile is of Dr. Jennifer Geel (South Africa), Head of Paediatric Haematology-Oncology at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, former Chair of the South African Ministerial Advisory Committee on Cancer Control and Prevention and current Secretary-General of SIOP Africa

Congratulations to Ms. Alisa Kamalyan on being elected Co-Chair of the SIOP GHN Psychosocial Wellbeing Working Group!

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Victoria Willard 1981-2024 It is with deep sadness that the SIOP PPO committee acknowledges the passing of our colleague Dr Victoria (Tori) Willard. Tori joined the SIOP PPO committee in 2022 and has worked as an active member of our committee since that time, particularly in the planning of our pre-congress Education Days. Tori completed [...]

Today’s profile is of Dr. Mariko Kakazu, a Japanese paediatric haematologist-oncologist who has contributed to improving the survival rate of childhood cancer in Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar

Today’s profile is of Dr. Kusuma Kumary, who is instrumental in establishing the Paediatric Oncology Department at the Regional Cancer Centre (RCC), Trivandrum, making advanced cancer treatment accessible to underprivileged children across the Kerala region of India

Join us for the next quarterly meeting of the Supportive Care Network, May 16, 2024, 7 AM CDT Agenda: Evaluating the needs of healthcare providers in LMICs for the use of blood and blood products. Evaluating the needs of the oral health of pediatric oncology services in LMICs. Progress of the rehabilitation medicine initiative. Updates […]