AORTIC (African Organisation for Research and Training in Cancer) was formed in 1983 by African cancer care workers, scientists and their friends, and is dedicated to the promotion of cancer control in Africa.
AORTIC is an African based non-governmental organisation that is dedicated to cancer control and palliation in Africa. Their Executive members are high profile experts in the cancer field who volunteer as knowledge workers for the plight of cancer patients in Africa. AORTIC strives to unite the African continent in achieving its goal of better outcomes for cancer patients in Africa, and seek to make a positive impact throughout the region through collaboration with health ministries and global cancer fighting organisations.
To date, AORTIC is actively connected to the global community, with a vast electronic database as well as electronic newsletters sent out quarterly in English and French. AORTIC has been represented at a number of cancer related conferences around Africa and the world. They held their very successful 13th International conference, virtually, entitled “Cancer in Africa: Innovation, Strategies, Implementation” 5-10 November 2021. The conference attracted close to 1,000 delegates from more than 60 countries from the African Continent & Globally.
Upcoming Meetings:
AORTIC 2025 International Cancer Conference – November 2-5, 2025
Aims and Objectives:
- To provide coherent advice, counsel and co-ordinate research planning that relates to prevention, early detection and cure of cancer;
- To support the management and funding of training programs in oncology with member institutions and elsewhere;
- To organize symposia, workshops, meetings and conferences in keeping with its objectives;
- To assist in the formation of cancer research programs that are relevant in Africa;
- To facilitate international collaboration in cancer research;
- To arrange or sponsor periodic lectures by distinguished scholars in oncology;
- To collaborate with existing organizations interested in neoplastic diseases and facilitate the implementation of relevant and appropriate research on cancer;
- To establish or assist in the setting up of journals and publication of monographs and books in oncology for the dissemination of research work on cancer in Africa;
- To provide scholarships and grants to facilitate objectives;
- To provide technical advice to WHO, AU and other Governments in Africa on cancer-related issues.