Blog Categories: Cancer
Working side by side to develop a triage tool to better serve children with cancer
Date: 23 July 2025
Research Nurse in Paediatric Oncology, Amanda Semerene explains the value of being able to work face-to-face with fellow nurses at the Uganda Cancer Institute.
Co-developing a triage tool to improve how children with cancer access care
Date: 16 July 2025
CGHP East of England Global Health Fellow Anna Muwanga describes a project with the Uganda Cancer Institute to develop a triage tool that will improve the process by which children with cancer access care.
An ethical elective focused on improving paediatric cancer care
Date: 29 August 2024
In this blog, medical student Maria Izmirlieva describes her ethical elective working with the Paediatric Cancer Partnership in Kampala.
Bi-directional learning on elective in India
Date: 22 August 2024
Medical student Ella Clyne describes the challenges and rewards of her ethical elective in India focusing on women’s health and palliative care.
Understanding the barriers to accessing cancer care
Date: 13 August 2024
In this blog, medical student Tadeusz Ciecierski-Holmes describes his ethical elective at the Uganda Cancer Institute, supporting the team to make the most efficient use of time and resources.
Improving the Uganda paediatric oncology sample turnaround time
Date: 27 February 2024
East of England Global Health Fellow Philip Adedokun describes the steps being taken to work towards a faster and more accurate diagnostic process for children with cancer so that they start the correct treatment plan as soon as possible.
From Uganda to Cambridge: Lifelong learnings from a global ethical elective
Date: 15 August 2023
Ethical Electives – A review of student experiences in Uganda and Botswana
Date: 19 October 2022