Working together to build a better future for children with cancer in Africa

Chitsike, Inam; Paintsil, Vivian; Sung, Lillian; Njuguna, Festus; Mavinkurve-Groothuis, Annelies; Kouya, Francine; Hesseling, Peter; Kaspers, Gertjan; Afungchwi, Glenn M; Ilbawi, Andre; Renner, Lorna; Pritchard-Jones, Kathy; Hessissen, Laila; Molyneux, Elizabeth; Chagaluka, George; Israels, Trijn

dc.contributor.author	Chitsike, Inam
dc.contributor.author	Paintsil, Vivian
dc.contributor.author	Sung, Lillian
dc.contributor.author	Njuguna, Festus
dc.contributor.author	Mavinkurve-Groothuis, Annelies
dc.contributor.author	Kouya, Francine
dc.contributor.author	Hesseling, Peter
dc.contributor.author	Kaspers, Gertjan
dc.contributor.author	Afungchwi, Glenn M
dc.contributor.author	Ilbawi, Andre
dc.contributor.author	Renner, Lorna
dc.contributor.author	Pritchard-Jones, Kathy
dc.contributor.author	Hessissen, Laila
dc.contributor.author	Molyneux, Elizabeth
dc.contributor.author	Chagaluka, George
dc.contributor.author	Israels, Trijn
dc.date.accessioned	2022-09-30T08:48:49Z
dc.date.available	2022-09-30T08:48:49Z
dc.date.issued	2020-07-16
dc.identifier.uri	http://ir.mu.ac.ke:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/6851
dc.description.abstract	There has been substantial improvement in survival of children with cancer in high-income countries. How- ever, great challenges remain in low- and middle- income countries, where . 80% of children with cancer live. 1 Survival in many countries in Africa, for example, is estimated to be , 20%. 2 The WHO re- cently launched the Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer (GICC), which aims to increase survival of children with cancers worldwide to . 60% by 2030 by promoting access to high-quality cancer care for all children and with an initial focus on common and curable cancer types.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	ASCO	en_US
dc.subject	Cancer	en_US
dc.subject	Children	en_US
dc.title	Working together to build a better future for children with cancer in Africa	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US