What resources for treatment?
The National Oncology Centre (CNO), the only public radiotherapy centre
- 2008The National Oncology Centre opens in Nouakchott
- 2010 unit opened (27 November)
- 2014Nuclear medicine department opens
- Equip.Linear accelerator (6 and 18 MV), high-dose-rate brachytherapy, gamma camera (IAEA description)
- CostFree treatment for people in need
In short: Mauritania has had since 2010, but everything is concentrated in Nouakchott.
Source: International Atomic Energy Agency · AIEA · Springer, Cancer in the Arab World, 2022 · permanent link