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HOCAF is registered as a Trust with the Malawi government and is also registered with the NGO Board.
Our passion is to offer sustainable solutions by mobilizing and sensitizing the youth, the needy and the marginalized in Malawi on the prevention, management and treatment of cancer in Malawi.
Cancer is a silent killer that moves in undetectable waves affecting populations. We believe that by empowering the society, especially the youth who are diagnosed and affected by cancer, there will be a ripple effect towards the creation of a cancer-free African generation.
We are taking a preventative approach to the management of cancer through awareness and establishment of a wellness centre.
We unveiled Gabadinho Mhango as Hocaf's Cancer Soldier. "Gaba" is one of Malawi's biggest export as he plays football on the international scene. Being a great mentor with great influence for the youth in Malawi and beyond, he has joined in on the cancer fight to educate the youth on the importance of early detection of cancer and also to encourage them to delay their sexual debut to reduce the risk of contracting HPV which causes cervical cancer in women and other sexually transmitted diseases.
We sensitized the community of Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Dowa District on the importance of early detection of cancer and will make a follow up visit for screening. We also trained girls on how to examine their breasts on their own as this helps to notice changes in their breasts early.
We sensitized the youth, men and women on the importance of early detection of cancer and the preventative means which included Government's introduction of HPV Vaccine to 9 year old girls from January 2019. We further encouraged girls to delay their sexual debut to reduce the risk of contracting HPV.
Hope for Cancer Foundation organized Malawi’s first “Step up to the challenge” within the world cancer commemoration Month in February –
where people of all walks of life came together and learnt about Cancer and the importance of early detection of the disease. 3 more Step up for Cancer Aerobic sessions took place in Lilongwe and Blantyre led by the Malawi Defence Force. A total of 4000 attended the aerobic session 167 women had breast examinations, 141 women had cervical cancer screening (pap smears) done and 21 suspicious cases were found. 10 received thermal coagulation and 11 were referred to the main hospitals for further tests
To improve the quality of life of women, men, boys and girls in Malawi through the reduction of the incidence, prevalence, morbidity and mortality of cancer through aggressive awareness and establishment of cancer wellness centres in Malawi.
To become a leading preventative cancer organization with a passion to offer sustainable solutions by mobilizing and sensitizing people from all walks of life on preven tion, management and treatment of cancer with a main purpose of reducing cancer incidence in Malawi.
To improve the quality of life of women, men, boys and girls in Malawi through the reduction of the incidence, prevalence, morbidity and mortality of cancers
To reduce cancer incidents in Malawi through establishment of wellness centres in all regions of Malawi
Enhanced community awareness and mobilization for cancer prevention and control services by 60% in the targeted districts by 2020
Enhanced behaviour change interventions for reduction of risk of co-factors for cancer development among the youth and the community by 60% by 2020 Establishment of 3 Wellness Centres in Malawi
Ntandile Lilongwe:
In collaboration with Rotary Club Lilongwe, we sensitized the youth, men and women on the importance of early detection of cancer and the preventative means which included Government's introduction of HPV Vaccine to 9 year old girls from January 2019. We further encouraged girls to delay their sexual debut to reduce the risk of contracting HPV.
Dzaleka Refugee Camp, Dowa.
In collaboration with GHC Alumni, we sensitized the community of Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Dowa District on the importance of early detection of cancer and will make a follow up visit for screening. We also trained girls on how to examine their breasts on their own as this helps to notice changes in their breasts early.
We sensitized communities in Mangochi, Mchinji and Dedza Districts on the importance of early detection of reproductive cancers, links between Gender based Violence & reproductive cancers and the Introduction of HPV Vaccine to girls aged 9 by Malawi Government from January, 2019. A total of 600 women registered for cervical cancer screening following the awareness campaign. 63 suspicious cases were found and 8 women were referred for thermal coagulation. 3 women are on chemotherapy treatment and recovering well.
Thank you Rotary Club Lilongwe for giving us a platform to educate Ntandile community on the importance of early detection of reproductive cancers. LightHouse Trust team screened 64 women for cervical cancer, only 1 positive case found and 2 cervicitis cases detected. 66 women had free breast examinations.
Hope for Cancer Foundation organized Malawi’s first “Step up to the challenge” within the world cancer commemoration Month in February –
where people of all walks of life came together and learnt about Cancer and the importance of early detection of the disease. 3 more Step up for Cancer Aerobic sessions took place in Lilongwe and Blantyre led by the Malawi Defence Force. A total of 4000 attended the aerobic session 167 women had breast examinations, 141 women had cervical cancer screening (pap smears) done and 21 suspicious cases were found. 10 received thermal coagulation and 11 were referred to the main hospitals for further tests.
