Farooq Wasfa, Shaikh Hamid Saeed, Anwar Shenila, Punjwani Rehana, Raza Muhammad Rafie
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Department, Indus Hospital & Health Network, Karachi, Pakistan.
Department of Medicine, Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Can Oncol Nurs J. 2022 Apr 1;32(2):319-321. eCollection 2022 Spring.
Approximately 8,000 new cases of pediatric cancer arise annually in Pakistan. However, there is a dire survival rate of 30-35% due to various factors, especially a lack of competent nurses in pediatric oncology care. Public-private partnerships (PPP) supported by a My Child Matters (MCM) Grant from Sanofi Espoir Foundation was granted to Indus Hospital & Health Network (IH&HN) to improve pediatric nursing standards.
Starting in 2016, nurses from hospitals across Pakistan were enrolled in a continuing education program, which included a comprehensive, hands-on training component. A group chat was created following the training for communication and mentorship regarding challenges faced locally.
Seventy-seven pediatric oncology nurses were successfully trained by IH&HN over three years.
Challenges included lack of government funding, shortage of specialist nurses, frequent shifting of nurses away from pediatric care, and indifferent attitudes. Success of the project could have been maximized if trained nurses were motivated and retained by hospitals.
Development and maintenance of PPP in national healthcare systems is essential to improve pediatric oncology nursing care.
巴基斯坦每年约有8000例儿童癌症新发病例。然而，由于各种因素，尤其是儿科肿瘤护理方面缺乏合格的护士，生存率低至30%-35%。赛诺菲希望基金会的“我的孩子很重要”（MCM）资助项目支持公私合作（PPP），该项目授予了印度河医院与健康网络（IH&HN），以提高儿科护理标准。
从2016年开始，巴基斯坦各地医院的护士参加了一个继续教育项目，其中包括全面的实践培训内容。培训结束后创建了一个群组聊天，用于就当地面临的挑战进行沟通和指导。
三年内，印度河医院与健康网络成功培训了77名儿科肿瘤护士。
挑战包括政府资金不足、专科护士短缺、护士频繁从儿科护理岗位离职以及态度冷漠。如果医院能够激励并留住经过培训的护士，该项目的成功率本可以最大化。
国家医疗系统中公私合作的发展和维持对于改善儿科肿瘤护理至关重要。
