Addressing childhood cancer

Actions taken in the Dominican Republic

Datos Bibliográficos

ID14967367
AutoresWendy Gómez García (0000-0002-6457-3559, Universidad Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Exactas, autor de correspondencia), Wendy C Gómez García (National Cancer Institute Rosa Emilia Sánchez Pérez de Tavares (INCART), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.), Andelys De La Rosa (0009-0000-6777-6055, Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases, Ministry of Public Health, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.), Vhania Batista (Noncommunicable Diseases, Risk Factors and Mental Health, Pan American Health Organization, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.), Alexandra Matos de Purcell (Fundación Amigos Contra el Cáncer Infantil (FACCI), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.)
Año2024
Volumen48
Páginas1
Fecha de publicación2024-04-29
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaRevista Panamericana de Salud Pública (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1020-4989 • E-ISSN: 1680-5348
EditorialPan American Health Organization (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.26633/rpsp.2024.37
PMID38686132
OpenAlexW4395701071
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas3

This report provides a summary of childhood cancer and the efforts made in the Dominican Republic to address child and adolescent cancer in line with the World Health Organization’s Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer. Information was obtained by review of recent local and international literature on pediatric oncology. As a result of the Global Initiative, a meeting was held by the Council of Ministers of Health of Central America to support the development of national pediatric cancer plans for each country. The objectives of these plans are to improve overall survival and quality of care for children with cancer through early detection, diagnosis, and treatment. In the Dominican Republic, several steps have been taken in the past 5 years to enhance diagnosis and care of children with cancer. For example, the National Committee of Childhood Cancer, headed by the Ministry of Public Health and including relevant stakeholders, was established to develop the national childhood cancer plan. In addition, a campaign was launched to raise awareness of childhood cancer, and the first early detection manual and public policy on child and adolescent cancer were published. A government initiative has been working to improve the hospital infrastructure and expand the pediatric cancer center, and a national course on early detection of pediatric cancers has been held. In 2023, the National Strategic Childhood Cancer Plan 2023–2030 was launched in the Dominican Republic. The plan will help policy-makers, implementers, researchers, and advocates enhance diagnosis and care of children with cancer

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