World Child Cancer shared a post on LinkedIn:
“Day two at SIOP Africa 2026 in Lagos brought an important focus into the spotlight: nutrition.
Our team joined IIPAN’s pre-conference session (Elena J. Ladas), where colleagues from across the continent came together to share, challenge, and build on the role of nutrition in paediatric cancer care.
Luke Capper presented World Child Cancer’s nutrition interventions across sub-Saharan Africa, highlighting not just the progress made, but the very real impact that improved nutritional support can have for children undergoing treatment.
What stood out most was the shared recognition that nutrition is not an ‘add-on’ to care, it is fundamental to the outcomes of children facing cancer. Together, these conversations are helping to shape how nutrition care can be strengthened, scaled, and better integrated into treatment pathways.
We also celebrated a proud moment with Alimatu Salam (Paediatric Oncologist, Ashanti Regional Hospital, Kumasi) and Nana Yaa Akyaa Bonney (Paediatric Oncology Fellow, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra).
Both are beneficiaries of the Paediatric Oncology Fellowship Program and had their abstracts accepted for the SIOP Africa 2026 Congress. Their attendance was supported through a partial sponsorship from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF).”
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