The Tanzanian government, Aga Khan Health

Services (AKHS), and the French Development

Agency (AFD) on December16, 2019, signed a
grant agreement and Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) worth €13.3 million
(Sh38bbillion) for the Tanzania
Comprehensive Cancer Project (TCCP) aiming
at enhancing cancer care in Tanzania.

With the rise in the prevalence of cancer

diseases in Tanzania, the proposed project will
serve to accelerate performance in cancer
screening, prevention and early detection
targeting low-income groups through mobile
outreach campaigns.
TCCP LOGO Meaning

Coloured people icons represents different

types of cancer where the leading one Breast
Cancer (Pink), Cervical Cancer(Teal/White),
Prostate Cancer (Light Blue), Kidney Cancer
(Orange), Lung Cancer (White), Colon Cancer
(Dark Blue) and others.

The white Ribbon symbolise cancer disease in

general and

Tanzania Map – shows the country of which

the project is operating.
On March 11th, 2022, Aga Khan
Hospital Tanzania (AKHST) has
launched The Tanzania
Comprehensive Cancer Project (TCCP),
a four-year €13.3 million, private-
public collaborative project funded by
the Agence Française de Development
(AFD) and the Aga Khan Foundation
(AKF). The launch was accompanied by
several community events that
involved a community walk to ‘Beat
Cancer,’ a round table discussion, and
a cancer screening event at The Aga
Khan Hospital, Mwanza.
Along with the TCCP launch, the hospital also inaugurated the
first 3D Mammography machine that will serve to reduce cancer
morbidity and mortality in the target regions including Dar es Salaam
and Mwanza.

TCCP has procured and installed TZS 1bn worth of equipment at

Ocean Road Cancer Institute and Bugando Medical Centre- including
the inaugurated mammography machine.
On November 13th 2021, at the summit for The National
commemoration for Non communicable diseases (NCD's) week in
Arusha, the Minister for Health (by then), Hon. Dr. Doroth Gwajima
as the guest of honor, commended TCCP and AKHS,T for their
continuous impact in the health sector. As one of the leading
providers of health care services in the region, we are honoured to
serve at our best. This happened at Sheikh Amri Abeid grounds in
Arusha.