The University Hospital Habib Bourguiba, in close connection with the School of Medicine of the University of Sfax, is located in southern Tunisia. Established in 1985, it offers complete public healthcare in partnership with Hedi Chaker University Hospital. With regard to cancer treatment, the facility offers surgery for all sites, as well as radiation oncology and medical oncology, supported by thorough discussions of eight different multidisciplinary committees.
The Radiation Oncology Department is university-affiliated and serves as a critical healthcare pillar for the southern region of the country. It is also a key seat for post-graduation training, residency programmes, and internships of medical students, technologists, and nurses.
It is also a referent African training centre with the International Association of Atomic Energy (IAEA). Over the past few years, the organisation has offered a number of training fellowships to teams from Africa, with a particular focus on HDR brachytherapy, IGRT, VMAT and SBRT treatments.
Main areas of activity:
- All medical and surgical specialities.
- All types of oncology surgery, radiation oncology, and medical oncology.
The department has installed two linear accelerators in 2013 and 2023, and a High Dose Rate Brachytherapy afterloader in 2021, ensuring precise, international-standard delivery of care.
The department is equipped to offer IMRT, VMAT, IGRT, and SBRT (intra and extra-cranial) treatments. In addition, it provides high-quality HDR brachytherapy treatments (including cervical and endometrial cancers with intra-cavitary and interstitials, lip cancer, nasopharyngeal cancer, cheloids, and cutaneous tumours) for both Tunisian and foreign African patients.
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