More than just Twinning

There seems to be a consensus in the Group that our focus needs to go beyond institutional twinning and we are looking to foster partnerships between individuals and assist local pediatric oncology champions in whatever way possible. This was reflected in our position paper in PBC last year (which should be accessible to SIOP members) and we will approach the Board to see if we can change the name of our Working Group to reflect this goal.

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