Extending, reorganizing and training health professionals in the pediatric hematology-oncology unit at the mother and child centre of the Chantal Biya Foundation

Before 1990, the disease was considered a curse by the society. Progressively, mentality changes and more and more cases of childhood cancers are being diagnosed. As one of the reference centers for maternity and infant health in Cameroon and the region, the Mother and Child of the Center in Yaoundé registers 40 cases of childhood cancer per year. 

Main Objectives

• Improve access to care and treatment to all childhood patients admitted in the pediatric hemato-oncology unit
• Provide training to nurses in pediatric oncology

Benefits

• Acquire new medical equipment for better diagnosis and treatment
• Increase the number of qualified health professionals
• Improve the quality of treatment and life to the children and their families

Location

• Keywords

  • childhood cancer,
  • professional education

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