Cancer is becoming more prevalent around the world, particularly in low and middle-income countries (LMIC). According to WHO projections, LMICs will bear two-thirds of the cancer burden in 2040. The change in the incidence of cancer cases in Ethiopia is primarily driven by population growth and aging. In 2019, behavioral risks, metabolic and occupational exposure, and air pollution were attributed to approximately 20% of cancer in Ethiopia.
Despite the increase in prevalence, cancer treatment is usually inaccessible and expensive in Ethiopia. Given such conditions, Vaidam Health conducted a successful medical camp in Ethiopia on the 26th and 27th of January 2024 in Senay Medical Center, Addis Ababa. The camp was conducted with Dr. Ari G. Chacko, practicing at Apollo Proton Cancer Centre, Chennai, India.
Our team member, Fasika Negussie, was at the camp to help and assist the patients the whole time. Patients expressed satisfaction with the medical camp and thanked us for providing access to international medical experts.
About Dr. Ari G. Chacko
Dr. Ari G. Chacko, a Neuro and Cancer Surgeon, has over 30 years of experience. He is a pioneer in the refinement of awake surgeries for gliomas, microsurgical excision of intramedullary spinal cord tumors, vestibular schwannoma surgery for facial nerve preservation, and the maximal safe resection of craniopharyngiomas.
He has concentrated on clinical neurosurgery with a focus on microsurgical removal of brain and spinal cord tumors, as well as endoscopic removal of skull base tumors, including pituitary adenomas.
About Apollo Proton Cancer Centre (APCC)
Apollo Proton Cancer Centre, Chennai, is the first and only proton therapy center in South Asia and the Middle East, and it is India's first JCI-accredited cancer hospital. The hospital has a fully integrated treatment suite that offers the most advanced treatment in medical, surgical, and radiation procedures.
The hospital has over 50 medical/surgical oncologists who hold expertise in robotic surgery, radiation oncology, critical care oncology, nuclear medicine, cancer screening, rehabilitation, high-end diagnostics, and clinical research and trials.
To Sum Up
This event provided a valuable opportunity for many individuals who wouldn't have had access to such expertise otherwise. We are grateful for the overwhelming response from the patients. They received the best medical care, and we are committed to organizing more medical camps like this in the future.
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