title: Implementing radiotherapy in Africa: Focus on the needs in Rwanda.
abstract: Cancer care is a concern in low- and middle-income countries. The needs of structure to treat patients are huge. Because of the cost of radiotherapy, and the need for highly specialized workers, providing radiation therapy in these nations is a challenge. However, some solutions exist that can dramatically improve future care. In this article, we reviewed the plight of cancer treatment organization in Africa, and more specifically, the status of radiotherapy needs and concerns within Rwanda.
authors.affiliation: Département universitaire de radiothérapie, centre Paul-Strauss, 3, rue de la Porte-de-l'Hôpital, 67065 Strasbourg cedex, France; College of Medicine and Health sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rwanda, Butare, Rwanda.
authors.forename: J-B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Kamanzi
authors.affiliation: University of Virginia School of Medicine, 200, Jeannette Lancaster Way, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Adeduntan
authors.affiliation: Département universitaire de radiothérapie, centre Paul-Strauss, 3, rue de la Porte-de-l'Hôpital, 67065 Strasbourg cedex, France; Laboratoire de radiobiologie, EA 3430, Fédération de médecine translationnelle de Strasbourg (FMTS), faculté de médecine, université de Strasbourg, 4, rue Kirschleger, 67085 Strasbourg cedex, France.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Antoni
authors.affiliation: College of Medicine and Health sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rwanda, Butare, Rwanda.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Musafiri
authors.affiliation: Département universitaire de radiothérapie, centre Paul-Strauss, 3, rue de la Porte-de-l'Hôpital, 67065 Strasbourg cedex, France; Laboratoire de radiobiologie, EA 3430, Fédération de médecine translationnelle de Strasbourg (FMTS), faculté de médecine, université de Strasbourg, 4, rue Kirschleger, 67085 Strasbourg cedex, France. Electronic address: gnoel@strasbourg.unicancer.fr.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Noël
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012432:Rwanda
keywords: Cancer; Education; Enseignement; Low- and middle-income countries; Pays à faible revenu ou à revenu intermédiaire; Radiotherapy; Radiothérapie; Rwanda