Current AFROC project period funded by the International Cancer Foundation.
AFROC Project
ICF Africa collaboration identity
ICF-funded collaborative project | 2024-2026
Building stronger oesophageal cancer collaboration across East Africa.
AFROC brings clinicians, scientists, institutions, and international partners together to improve awareness, education, multidisciplinary treatment skills, and practical collaboration around oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma in Africa.
From expert networking and endoscopy to pathology, surgery, oncology, and clinical trials.
Case-based virtual tumour boards connect Africa and Europe in recurring multidisciplinary exchange.
Online education, job shadowing, hybrid courses, and on-site training all sit inside the project.
Kenya
Ethiopia
Rwanda
Uganda
Tanzania
South Africa
Botswana
Germany
About AFROC
Improving expertise, collaboration, and access to oesophageal cancer care.
AFROC strengthens collaboration and builds expertise among East African clinicians and scientists while connecting that work to a wider international network focused on better access to care, stronger outcomes, and improved quality of life.
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Leadership
Programme leadership and management
AFROC aims to strengthen collaboration and build expertise among East African clinicians and scientists in the field of oesophageal cancer.
Project Team
The people leading coordination, education, and multidisciplinary exchange
AFROC is carried by a cross-country team of clinical leaders, scientific collaborators, and programme coordinators.
Leadership Core
Programme leadership and coordination
Dr. Michael Mwachiro
Clinical and regional leadership supporting multidisciplinary collaboration across East Africa.
Prof. Florian Lordick
International academic co-lead supporting education, clinical learning, and expert networking.
Idah Kinya
Coordination of programme operations, follow-up, and institutional communication.
Anne Heerklotz
Supports delivery, organization, and continuity across the AFROC collaboration.
Faculty Network
Selected collaborators supporting MDT learning
Prof. Radka Obermannova
Dr. Duvern Ramiah
Dr. Peter Vuylsteke
Dr. Mahlet Tesfaye
Prof. Fredrick Chite Asirwa
Gallery
Programme moments across sessions, networking, presentations, and team exchange
A visual record of AFROC convenings, faculty exchange, discussion spaces, and regional collaboration in motion.
Work Packages
The six-part structure behind the project
Expert network formation
Main initiatives include the Nairobi ESMO preceptorship, tumour board partnership activity, guideline development, and sustainability strategy.
Endoscopy training
Online learning, job shadowing in Portugal, and on-the-job training in Africa support diagnosis and palliative care skills.
Surgery training
Hybrid courses and exchanges connect African centres with European surgical expertise in oesophago-gastric cancer care.
Pathology training
Online and future on-site training strengthen pathology capacity and cross-site quality learning.
Medical and radiation oncology training
Monthly VTBs use two cases per session across Africa and Europe to deepen multidisciplinary treatment discussion.
Clinical trial training
Clinical investigator training expands readiness for research and stronger future programme capacity.
Resources
Case presentations, MDT recordings, and practical learning material
Access real AFROC-linked educational material, including case presentation PDFs and direct routes into the MDT archive.
Case Presentation Library
Download selected case presentation PDFs
Oncology
Medical and radiation oncology
Surgery
Operative and perioperative learning cases
MDT Archive
Browse the full AFROC learning archive
Open the MDT programme page to review recorded sessions, upcoming virtual tumour board dates, and the wider case presentation library.
Events
Monthly tumour boards, training sessions, and professional learning opportunities
AFROC hosts recurring multidisciplinary tumour boards, expert panels, and speaker-led learning sessions.
March 6, 2025 VTB
April 3, 2025 VTB
2026 VTB Schedule
Upcoming virtual tumour board sessions already planned for 2026
The next programme cycle now has confirmed dates, speaker lines, and specialty themes from the 2026 VTB schedule.
Thursday, 05 March 2026
Tumour length as a practical marker in oesophageal cancer treated with concurrent chemo-radiotherapy
Radiation oncology
Internal medicine
92 attendees in tracker
Thursday, 09 April 2026
Management of oligometastatic gastric adenocarcinoma
Thursday, 07 May 2026
Pathology-focused VTB session
Thursday, 04 June 2026
Surgical track session
Thursday, 03 September 2026
September 2026 VTB session
Thursday, 01 October 2026
October 2026 VTB session
Thursday, 05 November 2026
November 2026 VTB session
Thursday, 03 December 2026
December 2026 VTB session
Partners
An international network supporting training, research, and multidisciplinary care
AFROC connects institutions across Africa with international expert partners to strengthen oesophageal cancer care through shared learning and collaboration.
Kenya
Ethiopia
Rwanda
Uganda
Tanzania
South Africa
Botswana
Germany
Regional Footprint
Built as an African-led network with international academic support
The visual system now emphasizes the geography of collaboration: East African clinical leadership, Southern African contributors, and European specialist support working inside one connected programme.
Kenya
Ethiopia
Rwanda
Uganda
Tanzania
South Africa
Botswana
Germany
UB
University of BotswanaTARH
Tikur Anbessa Referral HospitalAHMC
Adama Hospital Medical CollegeAH
Avenue HealthcareAKU
Aga Khan UniversityICI
International Cancer InstituteUGHE
University of Global Health EquityWITS
University of WitwatersrandKCRI
Kilimanjaro Clinical Research InstituteUCI
Uganda Cancer InstituteLU
Leipzig UniversityAORTIC
AORTICContact
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