H. Kim Lyerly, MD, Professor of Surgery, Division of Surgical Sciences, and George Barth Geller Distinguished Professor of Immunology, and a team at Duke are members of the Global Pediatric Brain Tumor Network, which has implemented a new initiative which aims to create an equitable ecosystem of care for pediatric brain cancer patients.
Per a press release distributed by the White House, as part of the Global Pediatric Brain Tumor Network, Bayer, the National Brain Tumor Society, Duke University, and other partners and institutions using technology from the NIH will enable hospitals across the continent of Africa to connect with U.S. hospitals and biomedical innovators to help match pediatric patients to neuro-oncologists, clinical trials, potential treatments, and importantly to organizations that may be able to help close geographic, financial, and cultural barriers.
Read more on WhiteHouse.gov.