Call for Nominations SIOP Advocacy Committee – Africa Region Representative
The International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) Advocacy Committee (SAC) provides strategic direction and leadership for SIOP’s policy and advocacy work at regional, national, and global levels, working closely with the SIOP Board of Directors and key partners such as the World Health Organization. Advocacy is central to SIOP’s vision—“No child should die of cancer: cure for more, care for all.” In line with this mission, SIOP is inviting nominations for one Advocacy Committee member representing the Africa region to support its global advocacy agenda for children and adolescents with cancer.
This is a board-level position on the SIOP Africa Board.
SIOP Nursing Programme – A Look at 2026
New Patient-Centric Plain Language Summary: Managing Adverse Events in Pediatric Low-Grade Glioma
A new plain language summary (PLS) is now available, developed to make key research findings more accessible to healthcare professionals and patients alike.
PARC Early Career Award: Dr. Dr. Melda Berber Hamamcı (Türkiye)
The SIOP PARC Committee is pleased to announce that Dr. Melda Berber Hamamcı has been awarded the 2026 PARC Early Career Award
PARC Early Career Award: Dr. Aneso Mohammed Abrahim (Ethiopia)
The SIOP PARC Committee is pleased to announce that Dr. Aneso Mohammed Abrahim has been awarded the 2026 PARC Early Career Award
PARC Early Career Award: Dr. Jorge Luis Buitrago Escobar (Colombia)
The SIOP PARC Committee is pleased to announce that Dr. Jorge Luis Buitrago Escobar has been awarded the 2026 PARC Early Career Award
PARC Early Career Award: Dr. Jinghao Yan (China)
The SIOP PARC Committee is pleased to announce that Dr. Jinghao Yan has been awarded the 2026 PARC Early Career Award
PARC Early Career Award: Dr. Severyn Ferneza (Ukraine)
The SIOP PARC Committee has pleased to announce that Dr. Severyn Ferneza has been awarded the 2026 PARC Early Career Award

