The Shisong Cardiac Center in Cameroon: An Example of a Long-Term Collaboration/Cooperation Toward Autonomy
Congenital heart diseases (CHD) are present in nearly 1% of live births; according to WHO, there are 1. 5 million newborns affected by CHD per year and more than 4 million children waiting for cardiac surgery treatment worldwide. The majority of these children (~90%) could be treated, saved and subs...
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| author | Alessandro Giamberti Alessandro Giamberti Gianfranco Butera Gianfranco Butera Charles MVE Mvondo Silvia Cirri Alessandro Varrica Nadia Moussaidi Giuseppe Isgrò Jean Claude Ambassa Cabral Tantchou Giovanni Giamberti Alessandro Frigiola Alessandro Frigiola |
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| description | Congenital heart diseases (CHD) are present in nearly 1% of live births; according to WHO, there are 1. 5 million newborns affected by CHD per year and more than 4 million children waiting for cardiac surgery treatment worldwide. The majority of these children (~90%) could be treated, saved and subsequently have a good quality of life but unfortunately, in developing countries with a suboptimal care or no access to care, they are destined to die. Cameroon, one of the 40 poorest countries in the world, is a typical example of this dramatic scenario and this is why we started a collaboration project with a local religious partner (Tertiary Sisters of Saint Francis) in 2001 with the aim of establishing the first cardiac surgery center in this country. There are various well-known organizational models to start a cooperation project in pediatric cardiac surgery in a developing country. In our case, the project included a long-term collaboration with a stable local partner, a big financial investment and a long period of development (10 years or more). It is probably the most difficult model but it is the only one with the greatest guarantee of success in terms of sustainability and autonomy. The aim of this study is to analyze the constructive and problematic aspects of the 17-year collaboration in this project, and to assess possible solutions regarding its critical issues. Although much has been done during this 17-year we are aware that there is still a lot that needs to be done. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2904140203584af7b0b8a6f347b6eec52022-12-21T19:58:18ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Pediatrics2296-23602018-07-01610.3389/fped.2018.00188364397The Shisong Cardiac Center in Cameroon: An Example of a Long-Term Collaboration/Cooperation Toward AutonomyAlessandro Giamberti0Alessandro Giamberti1Gianfranco Butera2Gianfranco Butera3Charles MVE Mvondo4Silvia Cirri5Alessandro Varrica6Nadia Moussaidi7Giuseppe Isgrò8Jean Claude Ambassa9Cabral Tantchou10Giovanni Giamberti11Alessandro Frigiola12Alessandro Frigiola13Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, ItalyAssociation “Bambini Cardiopatici nel Mondo” ONG, Milan, ItalyDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, ItalyAssociation “Bambini Cardiopatici nel Mondo” ONG, Milan, ItalyCardiac Center Shisong, Kumbo, CameroonAssociation “Bambini Cardiopatici nel Mondo” ONG, Milan, ItalyDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, ItalyInternational Cooperation Unit, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, ItalyDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milan, ItalyCardiac Center Shisong, Kumbo, CameroonCardiac Center Shisong, Kumbo, CameroonPurchase Department, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, ItalyDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, ItalyAssociation “Bambini Cardiopatici nel Mondo” ONG, Milan, ItalyCongenital heart diseases (CHD) are present in nearly 1% of live births; according to WHO, there are 1. 5 million newborns affected by CHD per year and more than 4 million children waiting for cardiac surgery treatment worldwide. The majority of these children (~90%) could be treated, saved and subsequently have a good quality of life but unfortunately, in developing countries with a suboptimal care or no access to care, they are destined to die. Cameroon, one of the 40 poorest countries in the world, is a typical example of this dramatic scenario and this is why we started a collaboration project with a local religious partner (Tertiary Sisters of Saint Francis) in 2001 with the aim of establishing the first cardiac surgery center in this country. There are various well-known organizational models to start a cooperation project in pediatric cardiac surgery in a developing country. In our case, the project included a long-term collaboration with a stable local partner, a big financial investment and a long period of development (10 years or more). It is probably the most difficult model but it is the only one with the greatest guarantee of success in terms of sustainability and autonomy. The aim of this study is to analyze the constructive and problematic aspects of the 17-year collaboration in this project, and to assess possible solutions regarding its critical issues. Although much has been done during this 17-year we are aware that there is still a lot that needs to be done.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fped.2018.00188/fullhealthcooperationcardiac surgerycongenital heart diseasecollaboration project |
| spellingShingle | Alessandro Giamberti Alessandro Giamberti Gianfranco Butera Gianfranco Butera Charles MVE Mvondo Silvia Cirri Alessandro Varrica Nadia Moussaidi Giuseppe Isgrò Jean Claude Ambassa Cabral Tantchou Giovanni Giamberti Alessandro Frigiola Alessandro Frigiola The Shisong Cardiac Center in Cameroon: An Example of a Long-Term Collaboration/Cooperation Toward Autonomy Frontiers in Pediatrics health cooperation cardiac surgery congenital heart disease collaboration project |
| title | The Shisong Cardiac Center in Cameroon: An Example of a Long-Term Collaboration/Cooperation Toward Autonomy |
| title_full | The Shisong Cardiac Center in Cameroon: An Example of a Long-Term Collaboration/Cooperation Toward Autonomy |
| title_fullStr | The Shisong Cardiac Center in Cameroon: An Example of a Long-Term Collaboration/Cooperation Toward Autonomy |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Shisong Cardiac Center in Cameroon: An Example of a Long-Term Collaboration/Cooperation Toward Autonomy |
| title_short | The Shisong Cardiac Center in Cameroon: An Example of a Long-Term Collaboration/Cooperation Toward Autonomy |
| title_sort | shisong cardiac center in cameroon an example of a long term collaboration cooperation toward autonomy |
| topic | health cooperation cardiac surgery congenital heart disease collaboration project |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fped.2018.00188/full |
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