London Global Cancer Week

Childhood Cancer Services in Africa: Gaps, Inequalities and Solutions

   

SIOP session at London Global Cancer Week (14-19 November 2021)

Wednesday 17th November @ 6:30pm -8:00pm (GMT, London)

Session details

Hosted by the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP): Childhood Cancer Services in Africa: Gaps, Inequalities and Solutions

This interactive session with respected paediatric oncologists and senior nurses from Africa, UK and the USA will:

  • Discuss the practical support and help that SIOP is providing to clinicians treating children with cancer in Africa.
  • Hear what impact the SIOP Global Mapping programme is making and how it can be used for collaboration, advocacy and much more.
  • Include a panel discussion of current and future activities, with interactive Q&A with the audience.

Why you should attend

Hear u from Dr Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu, First Lady of Kebbi state, Nigeria explaining why you should attend.

How to register

A link to register will be provided soon.

Speakers

Introduction and setting the scene in Africa

Joyce Kambugu, Paediatric Oncologist, Uganda Cancer Institute and President, SIOP Africa

 

Prioritising Childhood cancer in the global cancer agenda

Dr Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu, First Lady of Kebbi state, Nigeria

 

A parent’s view of how SIOP can help children with cancer in Africa

Neil Ranasinghe, Childhood Cancer Parent Advocate. UK

 

African paediatric oncology nurses making a difference

Julia Challinor, SIOP Secretary General, USA

 

The SIOP Global Mapping project in Africa – methodology and key results

Jennifer Geel, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

 

Importance of Paediatric Oncology Nursing

Glenn Mbah, Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services, Cameroon

 

The Power of Partnerships

Laila Hessissen, Immediate Past-President, SIOP Africa & Paediatric Oncologist, Morocco

 

Panel discussion

Lorna Renner, Ghana, (Former President, SIOP Africa)

 

Alan Davidson, South Africa, SIOP Advocacy committee chair

 

Kathy Pritchard-Jones, UK, SIOP President