Webinar: Tackling Drug Quality in Pediatric Oncology in
Low- and Middle- Income Countries
Organised by the CCLG Global Child Cancer group
Calling all Paediatric Oncologists, Nurses and Pharmacists to collaborate and make a global impact
Date: Thursday 14th May 2026
Time: 14:00-16:00 BST
Place: Online Teams meeting (click to register)
CCLG is a highly respected UK charity and members’ organisation for paediatric oncologists, researchers and other health care professionals involved in paediatric oncology. Within CCLG there is a group of clinicians active in effective and long standing overseas partnerships. This group is called Global Child Cancer.
Serious concerns have been raised regarding poor quality chemotherapy in several countries with which the Global Child Cancer group have partnerships. This includes asparaginase and other oncology drugs essential for treating children with cancer.
You are invited to a webinar being held by the Global Child Cancer group – Tackling Drug Quality in Paediatric Oncology in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.
Aims of the webinar
- Share lived experience and evidence of drug quality issues
- Discuss pharmacological, clinical and operational implications, especially procurement
- Propose actionable solutions to support partner centres
- Develop a practical roadmap for future work
Presenters
- Prof Girish Chinnaswamy, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
‘Experience from India and the National Cancer Grid. Testing of chemotherapeutic agents, biologics, PK studies, and procurement processes. Challenges in identifying reliable manufacturers. Importance of random testing and pharmacovigilance’ - Dr Barry Goldspiel, PharmD, President, International Society of Oncology Pharmacy Practitioners (ISOPP), USA
‘The Oncology Pharmacy Society’s Perspective on Drug Quality Issues’ - Hannah E. Sauer, PharmD, St. Jude Global Pharmacy Program, Department of Global Pediatric Medicine, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, USA
‘Strengthening Access to Quality Childhood Cancer Medicines: Emerging Insights from a Global Platform’ - Expert-led discussion and Q+A
How to register
Use this link to register now․
Follow up meeting
In our second meeting on tackling drug quality in paediatric oncology in LMICs, we will be sharing practical considerations and some key information for pharmacists/paediatric oncology nurses and paediatric oncologists on reconstituting, safe handling and administration of chemotherapy in a low resource country.
This sharing of knowledge and information, along with signposting to some useful resources, can help ensure the improved efficacy of chemotherapy agents for patients.
Details of this meeting will be published soon.
We look forward to seeing you at these webinars.
Neil Ranasinghe, on behalf of the CCLG Global Child Cancer group.
