Country

UGANDA

Yearly expected new RB

100

New RB cases welcomed in 2022

21 (in 2021 in Kampala)

RB teams in the Country Kampala: 1

Mbarara: 1 (out of program AMCC)

 

Hospital:

Uganda Cancer Institute

Ruharo eye hospital

Available treatment modalities Intravenous chemotherapy Yes and yes
Enucleation Yes and yes
Eye salvage Yes and yes
Intra-arterial chemotherapy No and no
Teams members Ophthalmologists trained on RB -    Anne Musika Ampaire (at Curie)

-    Mwanja Pius

Ocular prosthetists -    Franklin Wasswa (at Accra)
Paediatric oncologists -    Joyce Kambugu

-    Racheal Angom

-    Fadhil Geriga

Pathologists -
Equipment available and functional Laser Diode + Helmet 1
Operating microscope + Adapter 0
Fundus Camera 0
Cryo machine 0
Surgical box (enucleation) 1
Indirect ophthalmoscope 1
Ocular prosthesis + consumables 0
RB early diagnosis activities Ocular primary healthcare No
Childhood primary healthcare No
General population No
RB Genetics Laboratory : non available No