Country

ETHIOPIA

Yearly expected new RB

220

New RB cases welcomed in 2022

94 + 16 + ???  = 110

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

Paediatric oncologists -    Daniel Hailu

-    Abdulkadir Mohammed Said

-    Mamude Ali

-    Tadele Hailu

-    Mulugeta Ayalew

-    Diriba Fufa

-    Mohammad ???

Pathologists -    Dagnachew Tamrat Belete

-    Elizabeth Hailemelekot Sirak

-    Abdo Kedir Abafogi

-    Bewketu Abebe

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