Country

CAMEROON

Yearly expected new RB

54

New RB cases welcomed in 2022

?? (Yaounde) + 11 (Douala) + ?? + 19 (Maroua) = 30

RB teams in the Country Yaoundé: 1

Douala: 1

Mbingo: 1

Maroua: 1

 

 

Hospital:

CME-FCB (Centre Mère Enfant Fondation Chantal Biya)

Mboppi Baptist hospital

Mbingo Baptist hospital

Meskine Baptist hospital

Available treatment modalities Intravenous chemotherapy Yes and Yes
Enucleation Yes and Yes
Eye salvage No and implementing soon (Mboppi)
Intra-arterial chemotherapy No and No
Teams members Ophthalmologists trained on RB -    Elvis Kamdem

-    Pius Kamsang

-    Foupoussi Nelly

-    Fokounang Lydia

Ocular prosthetists -    None
Paediatric oncologists -    Angèle Pondy

-    Francine Kouya

Pathologists -
Equipment available and functional Laser Diode + Helmet 0 + 1 (shipment ongoing for Mboppi)
Operating microscope + Adapter 0 + 0
Fundus Camera 0 + 0
Cryo machine 0 + 1 (shipment ongoing for Mboppi)
Surgical box (enucleation) 0 + 0 (services already existed)
Indirect ophthalmoscope 1 (services already existed)
Ocular prosthesis + consumables 0 (services provided by private practice)
RB early diagnosis activities Ocular primary healthcare No
Childhood primary healthcare Yes + yes
General population Yes + yes
RB Genetics Laboratory : Non available No