World Child Cancer shared on LinkedIn:
“For many families in Cameroon, accessing specialist childhood cancer care can mean travelling for 12 hours or more. A new national network is working to change that.
A new publication in the Journal of Cancer Policy shares important early lessons from the development of Cameroon’s national Shared Care Network for paediatric oncology.
Through clearer referral pathways, children can be assessed locally and, where more specialist diagnosis or treatment is needed, referred to a hub hospital before continuing appropriate follow-up or less complex care closer to home.
For families, this means fewer long and costly journeys, less time away from work and siblings, and fewer of the financial and emotional pressures that can make it difficult to continue treatment. By improving coordination between hospitals and strengthening the skills of healthcare professionals across the network, the Shared Care Network helps bring high-quality care closer to children, making it more likely they can complete treatment.
World Child Cancer has led the initiative in partnership with Cameroon’s Ministry of Public Health and the National Committee for the Fight Against Cancer, with the financial support from Sanofi Foundation (Isabelle Villadary).
Congratulations to World Child Cancer team members Waindim Yvonne, Nika Pintaric, Glenn Mbah and Joseph Dixon on their contributions to the publication.
We look forward to continuing working alongside partners in Cameroon to build a more coordinated and equitable national system for childhood cancer care.
Read the Full Publication.”
Title: Establishing a national shared care network for paediatric oncology in Cameroon: Development process, baseline findings and early lessons
Authors: Glenn Mbah Afungchwi , Angele Pondy-Ongotsoyi , Yvonne Waindim, Florence Zeh Kakanou, Nathan Ward, Francine Kouya, John Chishugi, Rachel Tayou, Armelle Kengang , Grace Nyemb Mbog, Vanessa Mouaye, Prisca Youwa , Justine Essono, Useni Amisi, Nika Pintaric, Joseph Dixon, Blaise Nkegoum
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