Country |
TANZANIA |
|
Yearly expected new RB |
126 |
|
New RB cases welcomed in 2022 |
86 + 38 + 27 = 122 |
|
RB teams in the Country | Dar Es Salam: 1
Moshi: 1 Mwanza: 1
|
Hospital:
MNH Muhimbili National Hospital KCMC (Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre) BMC (Bugando Medical centre) |
Available treatment modalities | Intravenous chemotherapy | Yes and yes |
Enucleation | Yes and yes | |
Eye salvage | Yes and yes (KCMC) | |
Intra-arterial chemotherapy | No and no | |
Teams members | Ophthalmologists trained on RB | - Neema Matanda Moshi
- Mchikirwa Msina - Evarista Canuth Mgaya - Nichalaus Benedicto |
Ocular prosthetists | - Chacha Phillip Wambura | |
Paediatric oncologists | - Lilian Bachuba (paediatrician)
- Trish Scanlan (From Ireland) - Esther Majaliwa - Heronima Joas Kashaigili |
|
Pathologists | - ???
- Edrick Elias - Angela Palangyo |
|
Equipment available and functional | Laser Diode + Helmet | 1 + services already existed |
Operating microscope + Adapter | 0 + ??? | |
Fundus Camera | 1 (donated from Ireland) + ??? | |
Cryo machine | 1 (services already existed) + ??? | |
Surgical box (enucleation) | (services already existed) + ??? | |
Indirect ophthalmoscope | (services already existed) + ??? | |
Ocular prosthesis + consumables | 0 (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 |