Training in conservative treatments for retinoblastoma continues with two ophthalmologists from Angola who recently trained in Barcelona (Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona Hospital) in Prof. Jaume Catala's department.

We would like to thank the Théa Foundation, which supports the AMCC in its training programmes and has produced a film documenting the AMCC's work on the retinoblastoma programme, which can be viewed by clicking on the image:

An ophthalmologist from northern Cameroon (Dr Nelly Fopoussi) has just completed her training in the management of retinoblastoma in Tel Aviv (Sheba Medical Centre) with Prof. Ido Didi Fabian.

To enable the trained teams to effectively treat children with retinoblastoma in their countries, a donation of equipment necessary for conservative treatment (diode laser, helmet and cryode) is already on its way to the teams in Luanda (Angola) and Cameroon.

The team in Abidjan, which had already been trained, has received its equipment, which was being repaired, and can now resume conservative treatment of children with RB instead of referring them to neighbouring countries.

In Ethiopia, Senegal and Niger, secondary centres are being set up to bring diagnostic and treatment centres as close as possible to patients and promote the earliest possible diagnosis.

The AMCC's RB programme has been the subject of an international publication, which can be viewed by clicking on the image: