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Cancer Diseases Hospital Project
Zambia
| Borrower | Zambia |
| Financing Type | Public Sector |
| Instrument | Project Loan |
| Focus Area | Health |
| Approved | 28.08.2001 |
| Signed | 26.02.2002 |
| Status | Completed |
| Loan Administrator | OPEC Fund |
| Executing Agency | Ministry of Health |
| Co-financiers | Government |
| OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 5.60 |
| Total Project Cost (US$m) | 6.00 |
In response to the need for a local facility for treating cancer, a cancer treatment unit will be constructed at the University of Zambia Teaching Hospital in the capital city Lusaka. The center will house radiation therapy equipment, and, for convenience, will be situated in close proximity to the pathology, nuclear medicine and radiology departments.
The establishment of a national cancer center, which will be capable of treating some 1,200 patients per year, will substantially cut healthcare costs and promote early diagnosis and treatment of the disease. Professionals will be encouraged to undergo advanced oncology training programs, and it is hoped that many healthcare professionals who had previously left Zambia to practice elsewhere will return.