title: Improving Care for Children With Cancer in Low- and Middle-Income Countries--a SIOP PODC Initiative.
abstract: The Paediatric Oncology in Developing Countries (PODC) committee of International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) has 10 working groups that provide a forum for individuals to engage, network, and implement improvements in the care of children with cancer in low- and middle-income countries. The development of adapted guidelines (medulloblastoma, retinoblastoma, Wilms tumor, neuroblastoma, retinoblastoma, Burkitt lymphoma, supportive care), advocacy and awareness (on hospital detention and essential drugs), education and training, and global mapping (nutritional practice, abandonment rates, and twinning collaborations) have been the initial areas of focus, and the impact of some of these activities is evident, for example, in the SIOP Africa PODC Collaborative Wilms tumor project.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Max Super-Specialty Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Ramandeep Singh
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Arora
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
authors.forename: Julia M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Challinor
authors.affiliation: University of Memphis, School of Health Studies, Memphis, Tennessee.
authors.forename: Scott C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Howard
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Oncology - Outreach Program, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Trijn
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Israels
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003906:Developing Countries; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards*; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D012955:Societies, Medical
keywords: childhood cancer; developing countries; global health; international cooperation; low-income countries; medical societies; middle-income countries