A Transformative Decade: An Evaluation of the Francophone African Group of Pediatric Oncology's Training Program (2014-2024).

Childhood cancer in Africa faces significant challenges due to workforce shortages and limited training opportunities. The French African Group for Pediatric Oncology (GFAOP) established the African School of Pediatric Oncology and introduced a pediatric oncology teaching called the "Diplome Universitaire de Cancérologie Pédiatrique" (DUCP) training program. This report evaluates the contributions of the DUCP program to pediatric oncology in Africa and discusses the sustainability of the program.

A rare presentation of a spinal diffuse midline glioma in a child: a case report.

Our patient had an extremely rare type of pediatric Diffuse Midline Glioma (DMG) with modified H3 K27 that occurred in the cervical spinal cord. Due to its location in the spinal cord, slow clinical presentation with torticollis for 7 months, and the non-specific radiological appearance of this tumour, it was initially considered to be a low-grade glioma. Based on imaging findings, the neurosurgery team performed a complete surgical resection, but the pathological features were consistent with a high-grade, diffuse midline glioma.

Saphenous Nerve Schwannoma: A Rare Differential Diagnosis of Knee Pain in Children.

Schwannomas are uncommon benign tumors of the peripheral nerves with a low risk of malignant transformation. They rarely affect children, can affect any part of the body but rarely occur in the lower extremity and typically present with a palpable mass, pain or neurological signs. Imaging helps to orient the diagnosis and anatomopathological examination helps to confirm it.

Implementing the WHO Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer in Morocco: Survival study for the six indexed childhood cancers.

Background: In 2018, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched the Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer (GICC). The goal is to achieve a global survival rate of at least 60% for all children with cancer by 2030. Morocco was designated as a pilot country for this initiative.