A recent short article has been publisehd in the Lancet Oncology (Volume 14, Issue 4, Pages 279 - 281, April 2013) entitled Challenges for paediatric oncology in Africa The authors Mhamed Harif , Fousseyni Traoré, Laila Hessissen, Claude Moreira, Jean-Jacques Atteby are all members of the GFAOP and 2 are member of MGHI Tremendous progress has been made in cancer care for children in high-income countries, which has led to overall survival of 75—80%.1 However, 75—80% of children now live (...)