Pediatric Cancer Recognition Training in Botswana

Pediatric Cancer Recognition Training in Botswana

Delayed presentation of children with cancer is a significant barrier to improving the survival from children's cancer in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Botswana, a country of approximately 2 million people in southern Africa, has only 1 pediatric cancer treatment program, based at Princess Marina Hospital (PMH) in the capital of Gaborone. A pediatric cancer recognition training prog...

Building research capacity in Botswana: a randomized trial comparing training methodologies in the Botswana ethics training initiative

BACKGROUND Little empirical data are available on the extent to which capacity-building programs in research ethics prepare trainees to apply ethical reasoning skills to the design, conduct, or review of research. A randomized controlled trial was conducted in Botswana in 2010 to assess the effectiveness of a case-based intervention using email to augment in-person seminars. METHODS Universit...

Cervical cancer awareness and screening in Botswana.

OBJECTIVE Cervical cancer remains a leading cause of death in many developing countries because limited screening by Papanicolaou (Pap) smear. We sought to better understand women's beliefs about cervical cancer and screening in Botswana, a middle-income African country with high rates of cervical cancer. METHODS We interviewed 289 women attending general medicine or human immunodeficiency vi...

Pediatric resident training in Malaysia.

In Malaysia, medical students graduate from university at the age of 24 after going through 5 years of medical training. Given the most rapid career pathway, the first opportunity to enter the Pediatric Residency Program is at the age of 27, as graduates are required to do three years of compulsory training in the Ministry of Health (MoH). Pediatric Residency Training in Malaysia is a four year...

Pediatric resident training in Myanmar.