COTE D’IVOIRE
Côte d’Ivoire, also known as the Ivory Coast, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Since its independence from France in 1960, Côte d’Ivoire’s official language is French, although indigenous languages are widely used by inhabitants. The most prevalent cancers are liver, colorectal, and non-Hodgkin lymphoma for all genders; prostate and stomach cancer for men; and breast and cervical cancer for women.
27.4m
People in Côte d’Ivoire
17,300
Approximate new cancer cases in a year
11,760
Approximate cancer deaths in a year
In 2022, Côte d’Ivoire’s Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene (MSHP) launched its National Plan for the Fight Against Cancer, which prioritizes public-private partnerships, accessibility to diagnostic and treatment services, human resource development, and more.
Since formalizing a partnership with the MSHP in June 2017, the following hospitals are participating in the African Access Initiative: University Hospital Center (CHU) Cocody, CHU Treichville, and CHU Yopougon.
Our Hospital Partners
- University Hospital Medical Center Cocody
- University Hospital Medical Center Treichville
AAI In Côte d’Ivoire
Clinical trial training program addresses cancer data gap in Africa and enables new research ventures for African clinicians
Africa has historically been overlooked by the international oncology research community, resulting in the continent’s participation in less than 2% of all cancer clinical trials. Africa’s underrepresentation in cancer clinical trials has culminated in an alarming lack of data describing the effects of new cancer technologies and treatments in the world’s most genetically diverse population.…
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Virtual training series prepares radiation specialists to use advanced radiotherapy technique
While developments in radiotherapy have created safer, more targeted treatment options for cancer patients worldwide, many hospitals in sub-Saharan Africa lack the training, capacity, and infrastructure to implement them. Without access to the most cutting-edge treatment techniques, Africa’s cancer patients will not achieve the high survival rates seen in other regions of the world. In…
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Hands-on training equips Ivoirian clinicians with the tools for fast, accurate cancer diagnosis
In late 2019, the University Hospital Center (CHU) Treichville in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire began exploring the treatment of aggressive forms of breast cancer with immunotherapy. Immunotherapies are a type of targeted cancer treatment that, unlike chemotherapy and radiation, avoid harming healthy cells. Despite their enthusiasm, the CHU Treichville team was unable to proceed due to…
Keep readingData on this page sourced from:
Cote D’Ivoire Population: VizHub – GBD Results (healthdata.org)
Cancer cases and cancer deaths per year: World Development Indicators | DataBank (worldbank.org)
Cancer occurrences by type: 384-cote-divoire-fact-sheets.pdf (iarc.fr)