The National Cancer Registry of Mauritius was established in 1993 following a study tour of Dr S. S. Manraj, Pathologist at University of Bordeaux II with French Cooperation assistance. Since then, data on cancer incidence and mortality have been collected on a continuous basis as from 1989. The registry has reached population-based level since 2000 and has been maintained with WHO assistance.Mauritius has excellent vital statistics and 100% of deaths are medically certified and ICD-10 coded. There is a unique Radiotherapy Unit and a centralized Pathology department covering the needs of the entire Health Care Delivery System, which greatly facilitate the activities of the registry.
title MNCR
type registry
standsFor Mauritius National Cancer Registry
description The National Cancer Registry of Mauritius was established in 1993 following a study tour of Dr S. S. Manraj, Pathologist at University of Bordeaux II with French Cooperation assistance. Since then, data on cancer incidence and mortality have been collected on a continuous basis as from 1989. The registry has reached population-based level since 2000 and has been maintained with WHO assistance.Mauritius has excellent vital statistics and 100% of deaths are medically certified and ICD-10 coded. There is a unique Radiotherapy Unit and a centralized Pathology department covering the needs of the entire Health Care Delivery System, which greatly facilitate the activities of the registry.
reference https://afcrn.org/index.php/membership/membership-list/103-mauritius
country Mauritius