In Ghana (a developing country), the hernia is larger than the UK hernia. The majority of Ghanaian hernias are indirect and occur in a young population. This places an economic burden on the country. Appropriate management is needed to reduce the pool of these hernias.

Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) offers lifesaving treatments for children suffering from certain severe oncological, hematological, and immunological diseases. The process of HSCT, however, necessitates rendering the child severely immunocompromised to facilitate engraftment of transplanted cells.Further immunosuppression is then required to prevent or treat