[GFAOP perspectives toward 2030 in the framework of the WHO global initiative for childhood cancer].
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The Francophone-African Group of Pediatric Oncology (GFAOP), active for over 25 years across 18 French-speaking African countries, aims to strengthen local capacity to improve the care of children with cancer. In alignment with the WHO Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer (GICC), which targets a 60% survival rate by 2030, the GFAOP has revised its strategic plan around five key pillars: training, therapeutic guidelines, capacity building for pediatric oncology units, family support, and advocacy. This article outlines priority actions to address persistent challenges, including shortages of trained personnel, delayed diagnoses, treatment abandonment, and limited political recognition of pediatric cancer. It emphasizes the need to balance early diagnosis efforts with the capacity of care structures and to integrate all actions into national pediatric cancer control plans. A key challenge ahead is strengthening GFAOP's governance and progressively professionalizing its operations, while preserving the spirit of volunteerism that has been the foundation of its success.