The Pan African Medical Journal (Jan 2010)

The Cardiac Center of Shisong Hospital, the first cardio-surgical center in West and Central Africa is inaugurated

  • Alessandro Frigiola,
  • Sylvia Cirri,
  • Alessandro Gimberti,
  • Jean Claude Ambassa,
  • Jacques Cabral Tantchou Tchoumi,
  • Sr Appolonia Budzee,
  • Gianfranco Butera

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 4

Abstract

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The only cardiac centre in the Central African Sub-region was officially inaugurated in Shisong (Cameroon) on November 19, 2009 by the Cameroon Minister of Public Health. This health facility brings hope to 37,000 children and 500,000 adults with congenital cardiac disorders in Cameroon and the sub-region

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