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Building capacity for pediatric hematological diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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- Transforming Hematology Care in Africa: Strategies for Enhanced Diagnosis and Treatment.Health science reports · 2026Article
- The Diagnostic Evolution of Haematological Neoplasms: A Narrative Review of the Road to Two Genetically Focused Classification Systems Through a Resource-Limited Perspective.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- From policy to practice: World Health Organization's contribution to safer blood transfusions in Africa for sickle cell management - a review.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2026Review
- Innovative hematological strategies to combat maternal and child mortality in Africa: focus on anemia and sickle cell disease.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2026Review
- World Health Organization (WHO)'s vision for a leukemia-free Africa: opportunities and challenges- a narrative review.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Review
- Hematology training in Africa: from brain drain to brain gain.Blood advances · 2025Article
- Advancing Leukemia Diagnosis and Treatment: WHO-Supported Laboratory Innovations in Africa- A Narrative Review.Blood and lymphatic cancer : targets and therapy · 2025Review
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Abstract
abstractThe spectrum of hematological diseases in African children includes anemias, bleeding disorders, thromboses, and oncological diseases such as leukemias. Although data are limited, outcomes for these diseases are poorer in Africa. The dearth of specialists, and lack of infrastructure that supports diagnosis and management, have been identified as key barriers to improving outcomes for childhood hematological disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). To address these, intentional capacity building efforts addressing education and training, diagnostic capacity, and access to blood products and medicines are needed. This article explores some ongoing efforts in the region aimed at fostering the capacity to identify and treat childhood hematological disorders across a breadth of initiatives targeting the critical themes of education, diagnostic support, and treatment. We also identify existing opportunities through international partnerships, to build sustainable programs that can support children with hematological diseases in SSA.
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