Kenyan breast surgeon to head regional cancer body
Dr Miriam Mutebi.
AKU
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Article Author: Kenyan breast surgeon to head regional cancer body
Media Source: Business Daily (Kenya)
Date: 2 January 2022
Miriam Mutebi, the first female breast surgeon in Kenya, has been elected to lead the largest continental organisation that specialises in the promotion of cancer care and control. She is the president-elect of the African Organisation for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC), a Pan-African, multi-disciplinary organisation…
Miriam Mutebi, the first female breast surgeon in Kenya, has been elected to lead the largest continental organisation that specialises in the promotion of cancer care and control. She is the president-elect of the African Organisation for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC), a Pan-African, multi-disciplinary organisation that builds capacity for cancer advocacy, research, and training in Africa. Dr Mutebi, who is a breast surgical oncologist at Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH), will serve a four-year term, two as president-elect and the rest as president. “I am deeply honoured to be elected by fellow oncology healthcare workers from across Africa, to lead the advocacy and research work on cancer. It is a wonderful time for cancer control in Africa,” Dr Mutebi said. “Through AORTIC and other initiatives, we now have a dedicated, enthusiastic, continental workforce along the entire cancer continuum,” she added.