Njie Albertine

HGG high-grade glioma HIC high-income countries LGG low-grade glioma LMIC low- and middle-income countries SSA sub-Saharan Africa 1 Introduction Brain tumors are the second most common type of cancer diagnosed in children in high-income countries (HIC) [1]. Although treatment of subtypes such as low-grade gliomas (LGG) is generally successful, mortality rates among the whole entity remain disturbing [1, 2].

aDepartment of Child Health and Paediatrics, Moi University School of Medicine, Eldoret, Kenya; bAcademic Model Providing Access to Healthcare, Eldoret, Kenya; cDirectorate of Paediatrics, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital Eldoret, Kenya; and dDepartment of Mathematics, Physics and Computing, Moi University Eldoret, Kenya. Correspondence to: Winstone Nyandiko, MMED, MPH, Department of Child Health and Paediatrics, Moi University School of Medicine, P.O. Box 4606-30100, Eldoret, Kenya (e-mail: ).