University of Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
University of Witwatersrand
Dr. Duvern Ramiah
Wits University is an internationally distinguished for research, high academic standards and commitment to social justice in Africa and beyond. Top 100 in Health and Clinical Medicine. Wits offers approximately 3 400 courses to 41 000 students. Over a third of the student body comprises postgraduate students.
University of Leipzig Medical Center
Leipzig, Germany
University of Leipzig Medical Center
Prof. Florian Lordick
University of Leipzig Medical Center enjoys one of the most advanced structural and technical infrastructures in Europe. Minimally invasive surgery, the computer-assisted planning and performance of operations, unique diagnostic possibilities, the development and application of new types of therapy, and the optimum interdisciplinary networking of the individual specialist disciplines ensure the highest quality of patient care. Given that support from research and development are part of the core tasks of university medicine, University of Leipzig Medical Center is inseparably linked with the university’s Faculty of Medicine. Intensive research is conducted in the various institutes of the hospital and the faculty in the fields of human and dental medicine. The findings are directly put into practice by medical staff.
University of Global Health Equity
Kigali, Rwanda
Prof. Abebe Bekele
Dr. Deogratus Ruhangaza
UGHE brings a new approach to recruiting and training health professionals. An initiative of Partners In Health and led by internationally recognized faculty and staff from around the world, UGHE is an independent university that builds on PIH’s three decades of experience in delivering health services to some of the world’s poorest communities.
University of Botswana
Gaborone, Botswana
University of Botswana
Dr. Peter Vuylsteke
The University of Botswana carries out high quality and internationally visible research. Recognized as the largest contributor of research output nationally. Their research has influenced policy development over years, providing professional services through consultancies for government, industry and other development agencies. Notable of these are the development of the Okavango Delta Management Plan and the immerse contribution to the listing of the Okavango Delta as a world heritage number 1000.
Uganda Cancer Institute
Kampala, Uganda
Uganda Cancer Institute
Dr. Israel Luutu
UCI is a public medical care facility in partnership with the Ministry Of Health. Our main focus is on research, training, consultation, prevention and cancer treatment in areas of Pediatrics, Oncology, Gynecology, Radiotherapy, surgery, pharmacy and recently venturing into bone marrow transplants. Our patients also receive palliative care and rehabilitation services. UCI maintains an in patients facility with a capacity of 80 beds and attends to an average of about 200 patients daily. UCI is affiliated with the Makerere University School of medicine and with the Mulago hospital complex; the teaching hospital for the medical school.
Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, USA
Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic
Prof. Alex Adjei
Taussig Cancer Center is the hub for Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center. The multidisciplinary cancer programs are designed to streamline care and improve patient outcomes. Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center provides a range of services to patients including clinical trials and internationally-recognized cancer research efforts ensuring patients have access to the latest advances in cancer treatment, as well as a range of support programs helping patients navigate the challenges associated with a cancer diagnosis. Cleveland Clinic is recognized in the U.S. and throughout the world for its expertise and care.
Oslo University Hospital
Oslo, Norway
Oslo University Hospital
Prof. Lars Aabakken
Oslo University Hospital (OUS) is a highly specialised hospital in charge of extensive regional and local hospital assignments and the provision of high quality services for the citizens of Oslo. We carry out advanced patient treatment, research and trial treatments, give advice and provide education on international levels. The hospital is Scandinavia’s largest and we each year carry out more than 1.2 million patient treatments. Oslo University Hospital is responsible for approximately 50 percent of all medical and healthcare research conducted at Norwegian hospitals and is a significant role player within the education of a large variety of health care personnel.
Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute
Brno, Czech Republic
Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Department of Comprehensive Cancer Care and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University
Assoc. Prof. Radka Obermannová
Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute (MMCI) is the largest comprehensive oncologic centre in the Czech Republic. The MMCI provides care mainly to adult patients with solid tumours. There are specialized teams for individual types of tumours (head and neck, GIT, gynaecologic tumours, tumours of the lungs, sarcomas, breast cancer, urological cancer, tumours of the CNS, NET tumours and tumours on unspecified origin). Additional teams exist for different aspects of supportive and palliative care.
Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute
Moshi, Tanzania
Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute (KCRI)
Dr. Amos Mwasamwaja
Prof. Blandina Theophil Mmbaga
Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute (KCRI) is an academic centre for evidence-based health interventions. We initiate and conduct medical research to develop evidence for interventions and provide research training and necessary research logistics to collaborators and partners. We collaborate according to the four C’s of our institute which are conduct, contract, coordinate, and consult. KCRI forms the third pillar of the Good Samaritan Foundation next to health services and training.
IPO Porto
Portugal
IPO Porto
Prof. Mário Dinis-Ribeiro
The Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto (IPO Porto) is a highly differentiated organisation belonging to the National Health System and providing specialised care. IPO Porto is a national and international reference health institution in oncological treatment, research and education. With open doors since 1974, it is the leading institution in treating patients with cancer and precancerous lesions, and this excellence in patient care is rooted in strong enforcement in research. IPO Porto admits about 10.000 new patients per year, currently providing healthcare to more than 45.000 patients. With the cancer patient as the main focus of all the organisational effort, it has the largest Bone Marrow Transplants unit and the largest Radio-oncology/Radiosurgery unit in Southwest Europe.
International Cancer Institute
International Cancer Institute
Prof. Chite Asirwa
International Cancer Insitute (ICI) is a not-for-profit organization specializing in cancer care, research, training, and capacity across Sub-Saharan Africa. Also an ESMO and a member of UICC, championing international standards of care for all our patients. Has been in operation since 2019 with its main headquarters in Eldoret, Kenya. ICI runs multiple programs across different counties in Kenya and other Sub-Saharan African countries, focusing on ICI’s key pillars of training, research, advocacy, philanthropy, and patient care.
Avenue Healthcare
Nairobi, Kenya
Avenue Healthcare
Dr. Michael Mwachiro
Avenue Group was established as a small nursing home in Nairobi in 1976 and growing over the years to become one of the biggest players in the secondary healthcare market with a network of 3 fully fledged Hospitals and 16 primary care Medical Centres. Dedicated to providing quality medical care at an affordable cost.
Amsterdam UMC, Cancer Center Amsterdam (CCA)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Prof. Nicole van Grieken
Cancer Center Amsterdam is an oncology center that aims to create groundbreaking new possibilities for patients with cancer. We pioneer new ideas, insights and options. Inspired -and often aided- by today’s patients, we want to increase possibilities for future patients. We develop, research and share insights on how to prevent, detect, cure and live with cancer.
Aga Khan University – Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya
Aga Khan University in Nairobi
Prof. Mansoor Saleh
Founded in 1983 as Pakistan’s first private university, AKU is a not-for-profit institution and an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network. Starting in 2000, the University expanded to Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Afghanistan, and the United Kingdom.
AKU began life as a health-sciences university. We are among the largest private health-care providers in Pakistan and East Africa. Our hospitals were the first in those regions accredited by the U.S.-based Joint Commission International, and our research and our graduates have influenced health policy and practice nationally and internationally.
Adama Hospital Medical College
Adama, Ethiopia
Adama Hospital Medical College
Dr. Biniyam Tefera
Adama Hospital Medical College (AHMC) is a medical school located in Adama, Ethiopia that offers programs in medicine, Integrated Emergency Surgery and Obstetrics, General Surgery and GYN/OBS, General Master of Public Health, Master of Public Health in Microbiology, Anesthesia Level IV, and Radiography Level IV. The college is also involved in research and community services.