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Reviving hope in cancer patients

Reviving hope in cancer patients

Brazzaville – Having survived cancer, Christelle, a mother of…
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Chikurubi Maximum prison females receive free breast cancer screening services

    By Tatenda Chimbwanda Chikurubi, Zimbabwe -…
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His Excellency Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda speech in the launching ceremony of the Rwanda Cancer Centre

Rwanda Cancer Centre inaugurated on the World Cancer Day 2020 by President Paul Kagame

On World Cancer Day celebration 04/02/2020, Rwanda inaugurated the up…
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Low-tech screening expands cervical cancer diagnosis in Madagascar

Low-tech screening expands cervical cancer diagnosis in Madagascar

Antananarivo, 4 February 2019 –  She waited anxiously for a…
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Kenya takes vital step against cervical cancer and introduces HPV vaccine into routine immunization

Kenya takes vital step against cervical cancer and introduces HPV vaccine into routine immunization

Mombasa, 18 October 2019 – With President Uhuru Kenyatta leading the…
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Dr Moeti at the high-level advocacy event on cancer in Africa held in Niamey

Greater public awareness, stronger collaboration, early detection and screening are critical to fight cancer in Africa

Niamey, Niger 7 June 2019 - The high-level advocacy event on cancer…
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Salome Meyer

Civil society’s critical role in new face of cancer care in South Africa

Cape Town, South Africa. 5 July 2019 - The official launch in 2017 by…
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A consultation was held from 13-15 May in Brazzaville

Africa advances on goal of cervical cancer elimination across the continent

 Brazzaville, 15 May 2019 – The cervical cancer burden…
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Group Photo of the participants

Cervical Cancer Prevention and Control Program Implementation in Eritrea

Cervical cancer occurs when the cells of the cervix grow…
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Digital messaging taking “too late” out of cancer diagnosing in Zambia

Digital messaging taking “too late” out of cancer diagnosing in Zambia

Too late. It is a common refrain in the recounting of why so many…
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