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.

Evolution of acute lower respiratory infection in children aged < 5 years in Morocco from 2005 to 2014.

Background: Acute lower respiratory infection is a major cause of death in children aged < 5 years in Morocco. The 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) was introduced to the Moroccan National Immunization Programme in 2010.

Aims: To investigate the trend in the incidence of acute lower respiratory infection in children aged < 5 years during 2005-2014 in Morocco.

[Survival rate for breast cancer in Rabat (Morocco) 2005-2008].

Introduction: Breast cancer is a public health problem in Morocco. This study aims to estimate the survival rate for patients with breast cancer living in Rabat.

Methods: We conducted a prognostic study of female patients with breast cancer diagnosed during 2005-2008, living in Rabat and whose data were recorded in the Rabat Cancer Registry.