World Child Cancer shared a post on LinkedIn:
“Sustainable progress in childhood cancer care is built through partnership
In February, members of the World Child Cancer team (Waindim Yvonne, Glenn Mbah, Rachel Hollis, Nika Pintaric) joined colleagues from the Cameroon Paediatric Oncology Group and international partners from Leeds Children’s Hospital (Susan Picton) for an important meeting with the Secretary General of Cameroon’s Ministry of Public Health, Louis Richard.
We were also honoured to be joined by Florence Zeh Kakanou, Permanent Secretary for the National Committee for the Fight Against Cancer and ANGELE PONDY, Paediatric Oncologist at Mother and Child Centre of the Chantal Biya Foundation.
The meeting reflected on more than a decade of collaboration strengthening paediatric oncology services across Cameroon, from building clinical capacity and supporting families during treatment to improving access to care by strengthening national systems.
With financial support from Foundation S (Isabelle Villadary), Cameroon launched its Shared Care Network in 2023. During the meeting, partners reviewed the progress made in developing this national network, including the ongoing work on the Shared Care Manual, which sets out clearer referral pathways so children can access specialised cancer care wherever they live. As discussions continue around endorsing and implementing this guidance, it represents an important step towards ensuring the network can fully support children and families across Cameroon.
Stakeholders also discussed a new digital patient tracking tool to support care planning and follow-up, with strong interest from the Ministry in expanding this system.
We look forward to continuing this collaboration and building on the progress achieved so far, working together towards brighter futures for children with cancer and their families.”
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