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Provision of Cancer Treatment Equipment for the University Hospital in Uruguay
Uruguay
| Financing Type | Grants |
| Category | Technical Assistance |
| Focus Area | Health |
| Approved | 14.06.2007 |
| Signed | 25.08.2008 |
| Loan Administrator | OPEC Fund for International Development |
| Co-financiers | IAEA, Uruguay, University Hospital |
| Organization | IAEA |
| OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 0.30 |
| Total Project Cost (USDm) | 0.84 |
The project helped to improve the healthcare services to low income cancer patients and to enhance the postgraduate radiotherapy by contributing to the procurement and installation of a used Electron Linear Accelerator (LINAC) in the radiotherapy department of the University Teaching Hospital in Montevideo, as well as to design an academic program for the Oncology Department and to train human resources in treatment planning for LINAC and Clinical dosimetry.