193:
The establishment of the centre was informed by the high number of cancer patients, primarily from rural areas, who present late in the disease cycle, when treatment choices are limited and are less effective. Butaro
Hospital and Butaro Cancer Center of Excellence were constructed and are operated by
214:
Butera
District hospital was commissioned on 25 January 2011. In 2012 the hospital began offering cancer treatment in a ward designated as Butaro Cancer Center. As of 2018, nearly 4,900 cancer patients had received care at the hospital, during the first six years of the center. During the same time,
329:
190:, both of which maintain campuses adjacent to the cancer center. Administratively, the cancer center is one of the specialized units of the hospital. It is the only specialized cancer unit in Rwanda's public healthcare system.
351:
437:
516:
174:, the capital city of Rwanda. The geographical coordinates of the facility are:1°24'33.0"S, 29°50'27.0"E (Latitude:-1.409167; Longitude:29.840833).
526:
187:
93:
379:
477:
536:
531:
224:
306:
163:
52:
521:
203:
278:
195:
146:, is a public, specialized, tertiary care medical facility owned by the Rwanda Ministry of Health.
413:
384:
330:"Distance between Kigali, Nyarugeng, Umujyi Wa Kigali, RWA and Butaro, Burera, Amajyaruguru, RWA"
256:
199:
442:
182:
Butaro Cancer Centre is a cancer treatment, research, and teaching center, administered by
183:
159:
155:
131:
47:
510:
68:
467:
408:
356:
88:
492:
479:
215:
66 nurses had received specialized training in cancer care at the facility.
78:
171:
167:
56:
170:, approximately 96 kilometres (60 mi), by road, north-west of
380:"Kagame inaugurates University of Global Health Equity new campus"
198:
and a consortium of international development partners, including
252:
307:"In Rwanda's Butaro Hospital, Cancer Treatment Is Free"
253:"Partners In Health (Inshuti Mu Buzima): Cancer Care"
127:
122:
104:
99:
87:
77:
67:
62:
42:
37:
23:
468:US firm to ease cancer treatment, cost in Rwanda
438:"A boost from Boston in Rwanda's cancer fight"
8:
279:"About Butaro Cancer Center of Excellence"
20:
186:, and affiliated with medical school of
236:
83:Cancer Treatment, Research and Teaching
517:Medical research institutes in Rwanda
409:"Kagame opens new hospital in Butaro"
378:Bizimungu, Julius (27 January 2019).
18:Hospital in Northern Province, Rwanda
7:
300:
298:
296:
246:
244:
242:
240:
154:The facility is located adjacent to
407:Times Reporter (25 January 2011).
352:"Location of Butaro Cancer Centre"
188:University of Global Health Equity
144:Butaro Cancer Centre of Excellence
94:University of Global Health Equity
14:
328:Globefeed.com (5 February 2019).
305:Dan Ngabonziza (20 May 2017).
1:
527:2012 establishments in Rwanda
140:Butaro Hospital Cancer Center
436:Shen, Helen (18 July 2012).
281:. Boston: MASS Design Group
251:Partners In Health (2018).
225:List of hospitals in Rwanda
158:, in the sector of Butaro,
553:
277:MASS Design Group (2019).
309:. Kigali: KT Press Rwanda
33:
29:Rwanda Ministry of Health
28:
184:Butaro District Hospital
156:Butaro District Hospital
132:Butaro District Hospital
470:As of 10 November 2017.
204:non-profit organization
202:(PIH), a Boston-based
89:Affiliated university
537:Cancer organizations
493:1.40917°S 29.84083°E
24:Rwanda Cancer Centre
532:Hospitals in Rwanda
489: /
498:-1.40917; 29.84083
414:New Times (Rwanda)
385:New Times (Rwanda)
257:Partners In Health
200:Partners In Health
196:Rwanda government
164:Northern Province
137:
136:
53:Northern Province
544:
504:
503:
501:
500:
499:
494:
490:
487:
486:
485:
482:
455:
454:
452:
450:
443:The Boston Globe
433:
427:
426:
424:
422:
404:
398:
397:
395:
393:
375:
369:
368:
366:
364:
348:
342:
341:
339:
337:
325:
319:
318:
316:
314:
302:
291:
290:
288:
286:
274:
268:
267:
265:
263:
248:
118:
114:
112:
21:
552:
551:
547:
546:
545:
543:
542:
541:
522:Burera District
507:
506:
497:
495:
491:
488:
483:
480:
478:
476:
475:
474:
464:
459:
458:
448:
446:
435:
434:
430:
420:
418:
406:
405:
401:
391:
389:
377:
376:
372:
362:
360:
350:
349:
345:
335:
333:
332:. Globefeed.com
327:
326:
322:
312:
310:
304:
303:
294:
284:
282:
276:
275:
271:
261:
259:
250:
249:
238:
233:
221:
212:
180:
160:Burera District
152:
116:
110:
108:
51:
48:Burera District
19:
12:
11:
5:
550:
548:
540:
539:
534:
529:
524:
519:
509:
508:
472:
471:
463:
462:External links
460:
457:
456:
428:
399:
370:
343:
320:
292:
269:
235:
234:
232:
229:
228:
227:
220:
217:
211:
208:
179:
176:
151:
148:
135:
134:
129:
125:
124:
120:
119:
106:
102:
101:
97:
96:
91:
85:
84:
81:
75:
74:
71:
65:
64:
60:
59:
44:
40:
39:
35:
34:
31:
30:
26:
25:
17:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
549:
538:
535:
533:
530:
528:
525:
523:
520:
518:
515:
514:
512:
505:
502:
469:
466:
465:
461:
445:
444:
439:
432:
429:
416:
415:
410:
403:
400:
387:
386:
381:
374:
371:
359:
358:
353:
347:
344:
331:
324:
321:
308:
301:
299:
297:
293:
280:
273:
270:
258:
254:
247:
245:
243:
241:
237:
230:
226:
223:
222:
218:
216:
209:
207:
205:
201:
197:
191:
189:
185:
177:
175:
173:
169:
165:
161:
157:
149:
147:
145:
141:
133:
130:
126:
121:
117:(age 12)
107:
103:
98:
95:
92:
90:
86:
82:
80:
76:
72:
70:
66:
61:
58:
54:
49:
45:
41:
36:
32:
27:
22:
16:
473:
447:. Retrieved
441:
431:
419:. Retrieved
412:
402:
390:. Retrieved
383:
373:
361:. Retrieved
355:
346:
334:. Retrieved
323:
311:. Retrieved
283:. Retrieved
272:
260:. Retrieved
213:
192:
181:
153:
143:
139:
138:
115:July 1, 2012
63:Organisation
15:
496: /
357:Google Maps
128:Other links
69:Care system
511:Categories
484:29°50′27″E
481:01°24′33″S
449:5 February
421:5 February
392:5 February
363:5 February
336:5 February
313:5 February
285:5 February
262:5 February
255:. Boston:
231:References
111:2012-07-01
162:, in the
38:Geography
417:. Kigali
388:. Kigali
219:See also
178:Overview
150:Location
46:Butaro,
43:Location
354:(Map).
210:History
100:History
172:Kigali
168:Rwanda
105:Opened
73:Public
57:Rwanda
142:, or
123:Links
451:2019
423:2019
394:2019
365:2019
338:2019
315:2019
287:2019
264:2019
194:the
79:Type
166:of
513::
440:.
411:.
382:.
295:^
239:^
206:.
113:)
55:,
50:,
453:.
425:.
396:.
367:.
340:.
317:.
289:.
266:.
109:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.