Country |
ETHIOPIA |
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Yearly expected new RB |
220 |
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New RB cases welcomed in 2022 |
94 + 16 + ??? = 110 |
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RB teams in the Country | Addis Ababa: 2
Gondar: 1 Jimma: 1 Mekele: 1 |
Hospital:
TASH (Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital) Menelik II hospital Saint Paul Millennium Medical College Hospital Jimma University Medical Center Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital |
Available treatment modalities | Intravenous chemotherapy | Yes and yes |
Enucleation | Yes and yes | |
Eye salvage | Yes and implementing soon (Gondar and Jimma) | |
Intra-arterial chemotherapy | No and no | |
Teams members | Ophthalmologists trained on RB | - Addisu Worku
- Sadiq Sherief - Abera Bezawit - Mandefro Sintayehu - Asrat Sime Debela - Kumale Tolossa - Alemnew Demissie |
Ocular prosthetists | - Bereket Worku Tesema
- Chalie Asmare Kindie - Jemmal Mohammed Molla |
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Paediatric oncologists | - Daniel Hailu
- Abdulkadir Mohammed Said - Mamude Ali - Tadele Hailu - Mulugeta Ayalew - Diriba Fufa - Mohammad ??? |
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Pathologists | - Dagnachew Tamrat Belete
- Elizabeth Hailemelekot Sirak - Abdo Kedir Abafogi - Bewketu Abebe |
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Equipment available and functional | Laser Diode + Helmet | 2 + 2 (shipment ongoing) |
Operating microscope + Adapter | 0 | |
Fundus Camera | 1 | |
Cryo machine | 2 (already existed in Menelik II) + 2 | |
Surgical box (enucleation) | (services already existed) | |
Indirect ophthalmoscope | 1 + ??? (services already existed) | |
Ocular prosthesis + consumables | (services provided by private practice) | |
RB early diagnosis activities | Ocular primary healthcare | No |
Childhood primary healthcare | Yes | |
General population | Yes | |
RB Genetics | Laboratory : Non available | No |