Dr Helena M Cornelissen is a haematopathologist, trained at the University of Stellenbosch. Her professional interests include molecular haematology, measurable residual disease in haematological malignancies, inborn errors of immunity and coagulation disorders. Dr Helena M Cornelissen is a haematopathologist, trained at the University of Stellenbosch. Her professional interests include molecular haematology, measurable residual disease in haematological malignancies, inborn errors of immunity and coagulation disorders.
Inaugural BLOODSA and SAAPHO Paediatric HSCT Working Party Workshop
Held: Radisson Hotel, OR Tambo, 26-27 July 2025 Event Sponsor: DKMS Africa Chair: Dr Candice Laverne Hendricks, Paediatric HSCT Working Party Chair Statement Prepared by: Dr Candice Laverne Hendricks The inaugural workshop of the Paediatric HSCT Working Party, a joint initiative by BLOODSA and the South African Association of Paediatric Haematology Oncology (SAAPHO), was held in Johannesburg over the weekend of 26–27 July — marking a pivotal moment for paediatric haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in South Africa. The event

