Pediatric Cancer Care Capacity Survey Across 25 Hospitals in Northern Tanzania

A cross-sectional survey of pediatric oncology capacity at 25 hospitals in the Kilimanjaro, Arusha, Manyara, and Tanga regions of Tanzania. The study, authored by Lexi Nussbaum and last updated in April 2026, collected data on infrastructure, workforce, medicine availability, and case volumes using a tool adapted from international pediatric oncology standards.

Use Cases

• Assessing regional disparities in diagnostic imaging availability based on reported access to x-ray, ultrasound, CT, and MRI.
• Modeling workforce shortages and medication access constraints based on data on oncology staff and availability of 20 essential medicines.
• Identifying referral pathway bottlenecks based on the distribution of specialized services like pathology and pediatric surgery across hospital tiers.
• Prioritizing infrastructure investment by analyzing the correlation between pediatric catchment size, admission volumes, and dedicated oncology wards.

Strengths

• Survey covers 25 hospitals across four regions, providing a regional snapshot.
• Data collection used a standardized tool adapted from SIOP and WHO resources.
• Key indicators are clearly defined, including diagnostic services, workforce, medicines, and case volumes.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is contained in a DOCX file, which may require extraction and structuring for analysis.

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by Lexi Nussbaum.

Collection Method

Cross-sectional survey using a tool adapted from the SIOP Global Mapping Survey, WHO Essential Medicines List, and the Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-15 05:44:07; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Hospitals in the Kilimanjaro, Arusha, Manyara, and Tanga regions of Northern Tanzania.