TOGETHER WE CAN FIGHT AGAINST CANCER
About Us
Victory Against Cancer is a community-driven organization based in Mwanza, Tanzania, dedicated to the fight against cancer through awareness, early detection, treatment support, and survivor empowerment. Founded with the vision of reducing the cancer burden in the Lake Zone region, Victory Against Cancer serves as a beacon of hope for patients, families, and the broader community affected by this life-threatening disease.
In a region where access to timely cancer information and healthcare can be limited, Victory Against Cancer bridges critical gaps by organizing educational campaigns, facilitating screenings, and collaborating with local health institutions. The organization also offers emotional and psychosocial support to individuals living with cancer, aiming not only to extend lives but to improve their quality.
Through partnerships, advocacy, and grassroots engagement, Victory Against Cancer continues to build a network of resilience and care—proving that, together, we can achieve victory against cancer.
About Founder of vacf
Keneth Yekonia Hilary , Director and founder of Victory Against Cancer Foundation is a pharmacist, a public health enthusiast and health system reform aspirant who believes in the universal right to primary health care for all and social protection. He is passionate about quality improvement of health care in low-resource settings and reforming health and social systems for better change. He is driven to support health strategies, policies and programs that enable sustainable health improvement within the community.
He joined medical school in 2013 at Catholic University of Health and Allied Science for the Bachelor of pharmacy . His undergraduate education has prepared him well for his chosen career, that any successful health intervention or education program would of necessity if takes into account the very real belief in community.
His life grew with sense and spirit of community actions he became interested with community health since 2014 one year letter after joining the medical school, In 2017 he started an initiative to support children and adult that live with cancer by advocating community health awareness, early screening to both infectious and non infectious disease by found a non profit organization known as Victory Against Cancer Foundation that operates in Tanzania mainland.
He holds Bachelor of Pharmacy from Catholic University of Health and Allied sciencies . His research focuses on the role of community in cancer prevention and early diagnosis. He has under gone various courses including Health financing policy for universal coverage ,monitoring and evaluation ,Clinical pharmacokinetics ,Pharmaceutical skills & Cytotoxic drugs handling and preparation in clinical trial studies. He has an experince over 6 years working with the health system in tanzania .
Keneth Yekonia Hilary
Director and founder of Victory Against Cancer Foundation
Pharmacist Maghembe Ngwalida, a dedicated partner founder, was conducting non-communicable disease screenings for women in Bugarika, Mwanza City, Tanzania, before his tragic passing due to cancer.
Mission and Vision of Victory Against Cancer Foundation
Mission Statement
To enhance health services for healthy people and cancer-affected individuals in underserved Tanzanian regions, collaborating with institutes, hospitals, and community systems. Includes prevention, primary care (awareness, education), secondary care (screenings, referrals), and tertiary care (advanced treatment, rehabilitation) through innovative approaches.
Vission Statement
To be a leading Foundation of innovation for ensuring equitable, accessible and quality health services to cancer patients in eachcomer of Tanzania.