Building the ecosystem for pediatric neuro-oncology care in Pakistan: Results of a 7-year long twinning program between Canada and Pakistan.
Naureen MushtaqFatima MustansirKhurram MinhasSadia UsmanBilal Mazhar QureshiFatima MubarakEhsan BariSyed Ather EnamAltaf Ali LaghariGohar JavedShahzad ShamimAneela DarbarAhmed Nadeem AbbasiSalman KirmaniShahazadi ReshamAfia BilalSyed Ahmer HamidNida ZiaNajma ShaheenRabia WaliTariq GhafoorUzma ImamAta Ur Rehman MaazSara KhanNormand LaperriereFrancois DesbrandesPeter DirksJames DrakeAnnie HuangUri TaboriCynthia HawkinsUte BartelsVijay RamsawamiEric BouffetPublished in: Pediatric blood & cancer (2022)
Multidisciplinary and collaborative efforts by experts from across the world have aided in the correct diagnosis and treatment of children with brain tumors and helped establish local treatment protocols. This experience may be a model for other low- and middle-income countries that are planning on creating similar programs.