Pediatric cancer care in Africa: SIOP Global Mapping process.
Jennifer Ann GeelNeil RanasingheKhumo Hope MyezoAlan DavidsonScott C HowardLaila HessissenEric BouffetJulia ChallinorPublished in: Pediatric blood & cancer (2021)
In November 2018, theInternational Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) launched a project to map African facilities providing pediatric oncology treatment. A 55-item digital survey was created in English, piloted in India, translated to French and Portuguese, and distributed by email, social media, or personal contacts. December 2019, 48/54 African countries responded (72% surveys completed and analyzed). Issues included incomplete responses, multiple entries for one facility with conflicting data for key services, and repeated entries with varied answers by the same respondent. The facility mapping project, now on-going program will serve as a global registry of global pediatric cancer centers.
Keyphrases
- social media
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- palliative care
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- healthcare
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- emergency department
- intensive care unit
- primary care
- papillary thyroid
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- young adults
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- big data
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- health insurance
- replacement therapy