Journal of Medical Physics and Applied Sciences

Optimization of Pertubation Effects and Radiotherapy Facillities of the General Hospital of Douala; Staff, Equipment and Infrastructure

In order to evaluate radiotherapy facilities and perturbation effects hindering the well function of the therapy unit of the General Hospital of Douala, we decided to conduct a retrospective, qualitative, quantitative and comparative study of the essential elements of this service over a period of 30 years using questionnaires and data sheets. Epi info software was then used to simulate our data and analysis done. From this study, no General Hospital of Douala never reached the ideal normative score of 100% from its creation in 1987 until 2018. The indicator related to the staff had a normative score of 74.80%, equipment 55% and infrastructure 58%. The most represented specialty RTTs 33.33%, RN 25%, MP 12.50%. Regarding infrastructure, there is a complete absence of the physico-dosimetric planning room, no brachytherapy machines during the last 3 years. This situation of disruption significantly compromises the quality of care offered to patients in this service and will only be solved by the establishment and application of voluntary and more objective strategies by the administration of this hospital and the state bodies in charge of health. Strategies sufficient staff, qualified and equipment more recent or more adapted to the most recurrent types of cancer

Author(s):

Tetchoka Manemo Cedric, Samba Ngano Odette, Alain Jerve Fotue, Towa Arnold Cedric and Lukong Cornelius Fai

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