Restoring health and hope to displaced Gaza children with malignant disease at a cancer centre in Jordan
Most of the children experienced delays in diagnosis, referral and treatment and these impacted their treatment outcomes. Well-coordinated strategies such as streamlined referral systems, cross-border collaborations and timely medical evacuations through protected humanitarian corridors are crucial to provide life-saving care for paediatric cancer patients in Gaza and similar conflict zones.
Authors
- Zeena Salman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3887-1542)
- Rawad Rihani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4610-6272)
- Sima Jeha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2835-5869)
- Carlos Rodríguez‐Galindo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2360-8946)
- Ibrahim A. Qaddoumi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6645-4895)
- Asem Mansour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3443-5873)
- Shrouq Amer
Institutions
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (US)
- King Hussein Cancer Center (JO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
- Published
- 2025-05-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.4.243
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.76
Funders
- King Hussein Cancer Center