Paintsil V, Haileyesus D, Kambugu J, Renner L, Kouya F, Eden T, Hesseling P, Molyneaux E, Israels T. The collaborative Wilm’s Tumour Africa Project: Baseline evaluation of Wilm’s tumour treatment and outcome in eight institutes in sub-Saharan Africa.  Eur J.  Cancer( 2014) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2014.10.030.

RTS, S Clinical Trials Partnership. Efficacy and safety of RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine with or without a booster dose in children in Africa: Final results of a phase 3, individually randomized, controlled trial. The Lancet, April 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-673(15) 60721-8

Hammond CK, Dogbe J, Paintsil V, Osei-Tutu L, Owusu M. Pain Description and Presentation in Children admitted to a Teaching Hospital in Ghana. J Cancer Prev Curr Res 2015, 2(4) : 00046

Paintsil V, Owusu-Afriyie O, Nguah SB, Dogbe J, Osei-Tutu L, Osei-Akoto A. Hodgkins Lymphoma: Clinicopathologic features in paediatric patients presenting at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital-Kumasi. J  Clin Oncol 33, 2015 (suppl:abstr e21007)

Paintsil V, Dogbe J, Blay Nguah S, Osei-Akoto A, Osei-Tutu L, Hammond C. Pattern of Childhod Cancers Presenting to the Paediatric Cancer Unit of a Tertiary Hospital in Kumasi, Ghana. J Cancer Prev curr Res 2015, 3(3): 00083

Mensah S, Dogbe J, Kyei I, Addofoh N, Paintsil V, Osei-Tutu L. Determinants of late presentation and histologic types of breast cancer in women presenting at a teaching hospital in Kumasi, Ghana. J Cancer Prev curr Res 2015, 3(4): 00089

Ashong J, Ansong D, Dogbe J, Osei-Akoto A, Amankwa AT, Paintsil V, Osei-Tutu L, Sylverken J. Case Report on multiple pathologies in an Adolescent Sickle cell Disease patient in Ghana. Int Clin Pathol J 2016, 2(2): 00036

Anie KA, Paintsil V, Owusu-Dabo E,  Ansong D, Osei-Akoto A, Ohene-Frempong K et al. Organ damage in sickle cell disease study (ORDISS): protocol for a longitudinal cohort study based in Ghana. BMJ Open 2017;7:e016727. Doi: 10. 1136/bmjopen-2017-016727

Opoku VK, Dogbe JA, Hammond C, Paintsil V, Taylor E, Frimpong E. The Eye Care Needs of Persons with Visual Impairment in a District Hospital in Ghana. Saudi Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Vol 3, Iss-11B(Nov, 2017): 1237 – 1241

Kwarteng-Siaw M, Paintsil V, Korankye Toboh C, Owusu-Ansah A, Green NS. Assessment of Transition Readiness in Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease and their caretakers, A single Institution Experience. Int J Hematol Res. 2017 December, 3(1): 171-179

Burns E, Collington M, Eden T, Freccero P, Renner L, Paintsil V, Dolendo M et al. Development of Paediatric Oncology Shared Care Networks in Low-Middle income countries. Journal of Cancer Policy. 16(2018): 26-32

Owusu AAA, Acheampong AD, Eshun-Noble E, Paintsil V. Assessing parental knowledge on sickle cell disease: A phenomenological study. Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing. Vol 46, 2018

Trijn Israels, Elizabeth Molyneux, the Collaborative Wilms Tumour Africa Team. Data collection in the collaborative Wilms Tumour Africa Project. Pediatric Hematology Oncology Journal. (2018) 1-6

Trijn Israels, Vivian Paintsil, Dalida Nyirenda et al. Improved outcome at end of treatment in the collaborative WT Africa project. Pediatric Blood and Cancer. 2018

Eden T, Burns E, Freccero P, Renner L, Paintsil V, Dolendo M et al. Are essential medicines available, reliable and affordable in low-middle income countries. Journal of cancer policy. 19(2019) 100180.

Establishing a Multi-Country Sickle Cell Disease Registry in Africa: Ethical Considerations. NS Munung, VP Nembaware, J De Vries, D Bukini, F Furahini Tluway, V Paintsil...   Frontiers in genetics 10, 943 doi: 10.3389/fgene.2019.00943

Reliable cell and tissue morphology-based diagnosis of endemic Burkitt lymphoma in resource-constrained settings in Ghana. C Smith-Togobo, MØ Pedersen, SG Jensen, B Duduyemi, RK Gyasi, V Paintsil.  BMC cancer 19 (1), 1-7

J Makani, RZ Sangeda, O Nnodu, V Nembaware, A Osei-Akoto, V Paintsil, ...  SickleInAfrica. The Lancet Haematology 2019; 7 (2), e98-e99

Global Retinoblastoma Presentation and Analysis by National Income Level. ID Fabian, E Abdallah, SU Abdullahi, RA Abdulqader, SA Boubacar, V Paintsil (Global Retinoblastoma Study Group). JAMA oncology. Doi 10.1001/jamaoncol.2019.6716. Published online Feb 27, 2020

Hemopexin deficiency promotes acute kidney injury in sickle cell disease. S Ofori-Acquah, R Hazra, OO Orikogbo, D Crosby, B Flage, EB Ackah, V Paintsil.  Blood. Doi: 10.1182/blood.2019002653/16343791.

Improvement of overall survival in the collaborative Wilms Tumour Africa Project. G Chagaluka, V Paintsil, L Renner, J Weijers, I Chitsike et al. Pediatr Blood Cancer, 2020;e28383.https//doi.org/10.1002/pbc28383

Travel burden and clinical presentation of retinoblastoma: analysis of 1024 patients from 43 African countries and 518 patients from 40 European countries. ID Fabian et al with the global RB group. British Journal of Ophthalmology; 2020/9/15

Chitsike I, Paintsil V, Sung L et al; Working Together to Build a Better Future for Children With Cancer in Africa. 2020; JCO Global Oncology, Volume 6, 2020

Buser, JM; Bakari A; Seidu, Abdul-Aziz; Osei-Akoto, A; Paintsil, V; Amoah, R et al; Caregiver Perception of Sickle Cell Disease Stigma in Ghana: An Ecological Approach. Journal of Pediatric Health Care. 2020; 35(1), 84-90

Buser, Julie M; Bakari, Ashura; Seidu, Abdul-Aziz; Paintsil, Vivian; Osei-Akoto, Alex;  et al; Stigma Associated With Sickle Cell Disease in Kumasi, Ghana. Journal of Transcultural Nursing. 2021

Israels, Trijn; Afungchwi, Glenn Mbah; Klootwijk, Larissa; Njuguna, Festus; Hesseling, Peter; Kouya, Francine; Paintsil, Vivian; Landman, Lisa; Chitsike, Inam; Chagaluka, George; Fever and neutropenia outcomes and areas for intervention: A report from SUCCOUR?Supportive Care for Children with Cancer in Africa. Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2021. e29224

Anie KA, Olayemi E, Paintsil V, et al. Sickle Cell Disease Genomics of Africa (SickleGenAfrica) Network: ethical framework and initial qualitative findings from community engagement in Ghana, Nigeria and Tanzania. BMJ Open 2021:11:e048208. Doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048208

Israels, Trijn; Afungchwi, Glenn Mbah; Chagaluka, George; Hesseling, Peter; Kouya, Francine; Paintsil, Vivian; Landman, Lisa; Chitsike, Inam; Njuguna, Festus; Sung, Lillian; Early death and treatment?related mortality: A report from SUCCOUR?Supportive Care for Children with Cancer in Africa. Pediatric Blood & Cancer. e29230. 2021

Brown, Biobele J; Madu, Anazoeze; Sangeda, Raphael Z; Nkya, Siana; Peprah, Emmanuel; Paintsil, Vivian; Mmbando, Bruno P; Gyamfi, Joyce; Okocha, Chide E; Asala, Samuel A; Utilization of Pneumococcal Vaccine and Penicillin Prophylaxis in Sickle Cell Disease in Three African Countries: Assessment among Healthcare Providers in SickleInAfrica. Hemoglobin. 2021

PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS

1. A descriptive Study on establishing dedicated Paediatric Oncology Services in Low Income Countries: Ghana, South Africa and Uganda. J Van Heerden, B Neethling, V Paintsil, J Balagadde-Kambugu, G Fadhil. Pediatric Blood and Cancer. 2014: 61, S293.
2. Caregivers Who Miss Appointments to the Pediatric Cancer Clinic of a Teaching Hospital in Ghana. L. Osei-Tutu, V. Paintsil, J. Dogbe, A. Osei Akoto, E. Amuzu. Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2015: 62, S217
3. A Review of 15 Years of Primary Childhood Cancer Data at a Teaching Hospital in Ghana. L. Osei-Tutu, V. Paintsil, J. Dogbe, A. Osei Akoto, E. Amuzu. Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2015: 62, S294
4. Children Enrolled Into the Pediatric Cancer Clinic of a Teaching Hospital in Ghana in 2014. L. Osei-Tutu, V. Paintsil, E. Amuzu. Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2015: 62, S294
5. Exploring the Health Educational Needs and Concerns of Parents of Children with Cancer at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi. M. Barnabas, C. Asiamah, M. Holison, V. Paintsil, L. Osei-Tutu, J. Dogbe. Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2015: 62, S193.
6. Are essential Medicines Available, Reliable And Affordable In Low-middle Income Countries. T Eden, E Burns, C Chunda-Liyoka, M Dolendo, A Islam, AA Khaing, V Paintsil, L Renner. Pediatric Blood and Cancer 2015: 62, S201-S202
7. The SIOP Africa/PODC Collaborative Wilms Tumour Project – Baseline Evaluation And Progress. L Renner, F Kouya, J Kambugu, V Paintsil, H David, G Chagaluka. Pediatric Blood and Cancer 2015: 62, S163
8. Abandonment of Treatment At Baseline In The Collaborative Wilms Tumour Africa Project. V Paintsil, L Renner, P Hessling, L Burns, J Kambugu, M Amoah. Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2015: 62, S230-S231.
9. The SIOP Africa Wilms Tumour Collaboration: How do Children present? LA Renner, E Molyneux, F Kouya, J Kambugu, V Paintsil, D Nyirenda. Pediatric Blood and Cancer 2016: 63, S248 – S248
10. The SIOP Africa/PODC Collaborative Wilms Tumour Project-Making Progress. T Israels, V Paintsil, D Nyirenda, P Nana, G Mbah, P Hessling, H David. Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2016; 63, S56.
11. Perceptions of Childhood Cancer in Pediatric Oncology in Kumasi, Ghana. L Hall, V Paintsil, PY Opoku-Ansah, J Roison, E Zamora, M Fluchel. Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2016: 63, S36-S37.
12. Potential Causes of Treatment default among Paediatric Oncology Patients in a Teaching Hospital, Ghana. P Obeng, L Osei-Tutu, V Paintsil, J Dogbe, AA Abruquah, P Yamoah. Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2016: 63, S287.
13. The SIOP Africa /PODC Collaborative Wilms Tumour Project: Principles and Methods with a focus on data collection and follow up. D Nyirenda, P Nana, V Paintsil, L Renner, G Mbah, R Arora, L Burns. Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2016: 63, S146.
14. Health Seeking Attitudes of Caregivers at the Paediatric Cancer Clinic of a Teaching Hospital in Ghana. L Osei-Tutu, E Amuzu, E Sarfo-Frimpong, V Paintsil, J Dogbe, A Osei-Akoto. Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2016: 63, 154.
15. Overcoming Inequalities in Paediatric Cancer Care at Kumasi, Ghana: Both Caregiver and Patients perspective. C Asoogo, P Obeng V Paintsil. Paediatric Blood and Cancer. 2019: 66, S642-643
16. End-of-life Care for children with Cancer: Medical Practitioners Training Needs Assessment in a resource poor setting. L Osei-tutu, ES Frimpong, V Paintsil, J Dogbe. 2017: Paediatric Blood and cancer 64, S387
17. Promoting Treatment adherence among Caregivers at the paediatric Oncology Unit in a Teaching hospital, Ghana. P Obeng, V Paintsil, J Dogbe, L Osei-Tutu, B Manlokiya, C Asiamah. 2017: Paediatric Blood & Cancer. 64 S372
18. G278 (P) Development of successful and sustainable paediatric oncology shared-care networks in low-middle income countries. P Freccero, E Burns, M Collington, A Khaing, L Renner, V Paintsil, A Islam. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 2018: 103 (Suppl 1), A113-A114
19. Integrating palliative Care into the care of Paediatric patients at a referral hospital in Ghana. 2018: V Paintsil, B Ossei-Sekyere, L Osei-Tutu, C Asiamah. Paediatric Blood and Cancer 65, S560.
20. Compliance with referrals at the paediatric Oncology Unit in a Teaching Hospital, Ghana. 2018: P Obeng, V Paintsil, L Osei-Tutu, G Acquah, C Asiamah. Paediatric Blood & Cancer 65, S529-S530.
21. Epidemiological characteristics and clinical outcomes of paediatric cancer cases presenting to an emergency unit in Ghana. 2019: L Osei-Tutu, V Paintsil, A Osei-Akoto. Pediatric blood and Cancer 66, S228-S229
22. The SIOP Africa/PODC Collaborative Wilms Tunour Project – The progress. 2019: T Israels, L Renner. V Paintsil, P Hessling, GM Afungchwi, J Weijers et al. paediatric Blood & Cancer 66, S 371- S372
23. 'SUCCOUR'(Supportive Care for Children With Cancer in Africa)-Nursing at the Epicentre of a Regional Collaborative to Improve Supportive Care 2020. Afungchwi, G; Thikithali, L; Jindani, N; Viavem, A; Asoogo, C; Kamwendo, A; Njuguna, F; Kouya, F; Chitsike, I; Paintsil, V; Chagaluka, G; Israels, T. PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER. 67, S385-S385.
24. Succour-Supportive Care for Children With Cancer in Africa-A Baseline Assessment. 2020 Klootwijk, L; Njuguna, F; Weijers, J; Chagaluka, G; Kouya, F; Hesseling, P; Paintsil, V; Sung, L; Chitsike, I; Molyneux, E; Afungchwi, G; Israels, T. PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER. 67, S23-S24
25. Burn Out Syndrome Among Nurses Working at the Paediatrics Oncology of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Ghana. 2020 Asoogo, C; Paintsil, V; Saim, P Nyarko; Ayire, E. PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER. 67, S117-S118.
26. Nutritional Status of Patients on Admission at the Pediatric Oncology Ward at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital.2020 Addo, Y; Paintsil, V. PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER. 67, S417-S417
27. Hospitalizations among Children with Sickle Cell Disease enrolled into the Kumasi Sickle Cell Pan African Consortium (SPARCo) database. Paintsil, V; Oppong-Mensah Y.G; Odoom-Frimpong S; Nyanor I et al. Hemasphere, 2020.

Other publications or books

1. Principles of Care for Children with Sickle Cell Disease in Ghana. –Training manual developed for the Ghana College of Nurses and Midwives for training healthcare workers in SCD for the country. July 2019.
2. UNICEF Handbook of serious illness and injuries in infants and children; including adolescent girls who are pregnant. International infant and child healthcare for hospitals in low resource and conflict settings: 2021. Available on www.mcai.org.uk. (Chapter author).