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News@SIOP – September 2018 – Africa

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

On behalf of the organizing committee, it gives us great pleasure indeed to extend to you our worm welcome to attend the 13th African Conference of the international society of pediatric oncology that is planned to be held at the JW Marriott Hotel Cairo, Egypt on 6-9  2019.

REPORT ON WHO/SIOP/CCI CHILDHOOD CANCER STAKEHOLDERS’ MEETING, ACCRA

Other projects in Africa include the twinning program between Stellenbosch and Cameroon under the leadership of Proff Peter Hesseling and Mariana Kruger, which is going exceedinly well.

Dr Francine Kouya has enrolled for a two year fellowship at Stellenbosch to improve her oncology skills and is funded by the Cameroon Baptists, BT Thyer Trust and WCC. Nurse Joel Kaah has been enrolled for postgraduate training in palliative care at University of Cape Town, supported by WCC.

Several successful treatment protocols have been implemented with improved outcome for Burkitt lymphoma, Kaposi sarcoma and nephroblastoma, which will be presented at SIOP 2015. Burkitt lymphoma has a more than 50% long term survival and Kaposi sarcoma survival has also improved. The first modified treatment protocol for Retinoblastoma, which is now the second most common cancer, was implemented and outcome will be probably be presented at SIOP 2016.

The current most important project for which funding is sought, is the building of a parent house at each treatment hospital (Mbingo, Mutengene, Banso).

Francine Kouya and Glen Mbah have organized an excellent symposium at Bamenda CBC HQ, attended by specialists from the Bamenda Provincial Hospital, Sacocah Rehabiliation Centre and potential donors for the Stellenbosch-Cameroon Twinning Project.

World Childhood Cancer day was celebrated with a concert held at Banso hospital.

The first collaborative PODC nephroblastoma protocol including Ghana, Tanzania, Cameroon and Malawi under the leadership of Trijn Israels are doing well and further presentations will be presented at SIOP 2015.

The GFAOP is successfully combining Francophone countries in joint treatment protocols for paediatric cancers and assist in capacity building through several diploma and certificate courses in paediatric oncologys for doctors and nurses.