Workshop Planning
After the local results were disseminated, each participating institution was encouraged to present their results – strengths and weaknesses/reflections/impression at the weekly St. Jude Sub-Saharan Africa tumor board meeting. At this meeting, each site had the opportunity to present their impressions to a larger audience which led to thoughtful conversations, better insight of the situation of the institution and feedback from their colleagues.
To ensure the correct stakeholders were present at the national workshop, the core planning team (St. Jude, an American twinning partner at University of Illinois (UIC), NCI and Gertrude Children’s Hospital) met to conduct a stakeholders analysis using the C5 (C-2) tool developed by St. Jude Global. During this meeting, the team met to identify, assess, and prioritize partners involved in the care of children with cancer in Kenya. The meeting outcome informed the invitation list which was sent by the NCI (Ministry of Health (MoH)). After this, the team reviewed the stakeholders list and using the objectives, drafted the meeting agenda. The agenda allowed time for both the care providers and the funding agencies/foundations to discuss ways they can collaborate to ensure improved outcomes for children with cancer in Kenya.