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Ocean Road Cancer Institute
Ocean Road Cancer Institute in Dar es Salaam has been Tanzania's national cancer institute since 1996 and for two decades was the country's only public cancer treatment facility; its caseload is dominated by cervical cancer, Kaposi sarcoma, breast and oesophageal cancer.
Also called: ORCI
Overview
Ocean Road Cancer Institute in Dar es Salaam occupies the former Ocean Road Hospital, built in 1897 during German colonial rule, and became Tanzania's national cancer institute in 1996. It was for two decades the country's only public cancer treatment facility and remains the national referral centre, providing radiotherapy (cobalt and now linear accelerators and brachytherapy), chemotherapy, palliative care and cervical cancer screening, and hosting the national cancer registry and training with the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences. ORCI's caseload is dominated by cervical cancer, Kaposi sarcoma, breast and oesophageal cancer, and it partners on HPV vaccination, screen-and-treat and access-to-medicines programmes for East Africa.
Location
Dar es Salaam, TZ
Type
cancer center · Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
Website
Newsweek 2026 oncology rank
Not in top 300 listing used
OnCo score
#314 · 22 points (0 Newsweek + 0 NCI + 22 from 11 linked objects) · ranking
Research output
From OpenAlex, oncology works in the last five years (2022 to 2026, current year in progress); counted on 2026-09-16.
Matched to Ocean Road Cancer Institute, including child institutions. 38 works · 484 citations · 92% open access · 8% clinical trials · 0% reviews.
Oncology works per year
52022
82023
102024
62025
92026
Most works
- Salum J. Lidenge8 works
- Emmanuel Lugina7 works
- Owen Ngalamika6 works
- Julius Mwaiselage5 works
- Nazima Dharsee5 works
- Charles Wood5 works
- Katherine Van Loon4 works
- Elia J. Mmbaga4 works
- Khadija Msami4 works
- Mamsau Ngoma4 works
Most cited
- National cancer institute
- Radiotherapy and brachytherapy
- Cervical cancer screening
- Cancer registry
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