Radiotherapy professionals from 13 hospitals in 10 African countries recently developed plans, with IAEA support, to improve safety in their facilities.
The 25 professionals developed the plans during a regional training course held 16-20 April 2018 in Port Louis, Mauritius. The course was hosted by the Ministry of Health and Quality of Life of Mauritius, and Health Minister Mohammad Anwar Husnoo emphasised that recognizing and learning from errors was the basis for improving safety.
“In order to prevent accidents, it is important to learn from accidents that have occurred previously and to ensure that preventive actions are implemented in a clinical setting,” he said.
The participants learned about tools that can help improve radiotherapy safety and quality and incorporated these in their safety plans.
