Our study site was the University Teaching Hospital of Kigali (CHUK, a French
acronym), the largest teaching and tertiary level hospital in Rwanda, with a
519-bed capacity, located in Nyarugenge District, City of Kigali, the capital of
the Republic of Rwanda.21 The pathology department at this hospital has five
anatomic pathologists and processes around 3500 biopsies and 1000 cytology
specimens per year. Contrary to some developed countries with a considerable
number of pathologists, the practice of pathology is not based on subspecialty.
Therefore, the pathologists will be required to examine any type of issue
brought to their attention.
acronym), the largest teaching and tertiary level hospital in Rwanda, with a
519-bed capacity, located in Nyarugenge District, City of Kigali, the capital of
the Republic of Rwanda.21 The pathology department at this hospital has five
anatomic pathologists and processes around 3500 biopsies and 1000 cytology
specimens per year. Contrary to some developed countries with a considerable
number of pathologists, the practice of pathology is not based on subspecialty.
Therefore, the pathologists will be required to examine any type of issue
brought to their attention.
