ABOUT THE CONGRESS

The African Organisation for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC) will host its 14th International Conference on Cancer in Africa from 2 to 6 November 2023 in Dakar, Senegal.

Held biennially since the 1980s and with 13 conferences to its name, AORTIC expects to host more than 1000 attendees from all over the world to engage with the theme “Cancer in Africa: Implementation, Workforce, Opportunities” and to benefit from a programme developed by an internationally-representative Scientific Programme Committee.

AORTIC committees

Scientific Programme committee

AORTIC 2023 Programme Chair Serigne Magueye Gueye, Senegal

AORTIC 2023 Programme Director Hannah Naa Gogwe Ayettey, Ghana

AORTIC 2023 Scientific Programme Committee Members:

  • James Randiak Alaro

  • Olusegun Alatise
  • Rose Anorlu
  • Frédéric Biemar
  • Fatima Cardoso
  • Aminata Sophie Coulbary
  • Nazima Dharsee
  • Greta Dreyer
  • Papa Macoumba Gaye
  • Rahel Ghebre
  • Yosr Hamdi
  • Nazik Hammad
  • Luca Incrocci
  • Mohamed Jalloh
  • Sidy Ka
  • T. Peter Kingham
  • Cesaltina Lorenzoni
  • Susan Citonge Msadabwe-Chikuni
  • Miriam Mutebi
  • Christian Ntizimira Ruchaho
  • Olufemi Ogunbiyi
  • Doug Pyle
  • Lorna Renner
  • Lewis Roberts
  • Belmira Rodrigues
  • Solomon Rotimi
  • Delva Shamley
  • Hannah Simonds
  • Verna Vanderpuye
  • Hirondina Vaz Borges Spencer
  • May Abdel Wahab
  • Rebecca Wong

Local organising committee

Honorary AORTIC 2023 Local Organising Committee Chair Serigne Magueye Gueye, Senegal

AORTIC 2023 Local Organising Committee Chair Mohamed Jalloh, Senegal

AORTIC 2023 Local Organising Committee Members:

  • Fatou Bintou Akondé
  • El Hadji Makhtar Ba
  • Aminata Sophie Coulbary
  • Thierno Diallo
  • Souleymane Diatta
  • Ousmane Dieng
  • Pape Saloum Diop
  • Mamadou Moustapha Diop
  • Syenabou Diouf Diatta
  • Yaye Coumba Diouf
  • Omar Gassama
  • Sidy Ka
  • Kanta Ka
  • Fatou Samba Ndiaye
  • Medina Ndoye
  • Rokhaya Désiré Niang
  • Lamine Niang
  • Pape Moussa Sene Kane

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE HOST

This International Conference on Cancer in Africa is hosted by the African Organisation for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC). AORTIC is a pan-African, bilingual, multi-disciplinary organisation dedicated to the promotion of cancer care and control in Africa. Learn more about AORTIC.