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REPORT
Democratic Republic of Congo - World Radiography Day
Proud to be radiographers and contribute in the delivery of medical imaging and radiation
therapy for the patient
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
November 8, 2018
Report by Faustin Kamba Okoma, radiographer at Ngaliema Clinic, Strategy and Planning Officer at the National Council of Medical
Imaging Professionals (CNPIM), Democratic Republic of Congo
IT WAS with great pleasure that radiographers from the Ngaliema
Clinic in Kinshasa celebrated Radiography Day on November 8, 2018
in the presence of the National President MJ Muaka.
The day was spent at the workplace with a one-hour break
during which we read the message from Donna Newman, ISRRT
President; followed by the reading of the message of circumstance
from Regional President Africa Boniface Yao, followed by this a brief
history of radiology was given to other service support workers.
We closed the day with a reflection on the actions to implement
the recommendations contained in the theme “Precision and
compassion; radiographers’ qualities.’’
On the sidelines of the international day of radiography and in
order to promote precision and compassion as the content of the
theme, the medical imaging and pediatric services of the Ngaliema
Clinic are planning a scientific morning open to all other services on
paediatric radiology.
This morning was held November 23, 2018 with the general
theme: “indications, justification and optimisation of radiological
examinations in paediatric practice”.
The sub-themes of the morning and the various speakers were:
• Dr. Gabriel Tabu (pediatrician): “Current indications and
justification of radiological examinations in paediatrics”.
• Rx Faustin Kamba (radiographer): “Support and optimisation of
radiopaediatric examinations”.
• Dr. Luc Kamanga (paediatrician):: “From the clinical examination
to the establishment of the X-rays exam voucher paediatric”.
• Dr Franck Mvumbi (radiologist): “Substitution of radiological
examinations in our context: Radiography, ultrasound, CT scan
or MRI”. n
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