We are working to develop a new cancer registry, adaptive treatment protocols and train more healthcare professionals to provide better care for children with cancer in Indonesia.
Indonesia has a population of circa 264,000,000 with about 30% of the population aged between 0-14. Approximately 60% of all Indonesians live on Java, one of the five biggest islands in this country. The Dr Sardjito Hospital is an academic hospital and the tertiary care referral hospital for the region, and also receives referrals from its neighbouring provinces. All children with cancer in the Yogyakarta province are referred to this hospital along with many of the patients from the surrounding provinces. As childhood cancer is not a top priority for the Indonesian Government, the management and care for children is very limited with almost no form of a cancer control programme, limited diagnostic tools and few nationally recognised protocols for the treatment of childhood cancers.
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