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Abidjan

Côte d'Ivoire

Cancer is a growing concern in Côte d’Ivoire, with over 21,000 new cases and 14,000 deaths in 2022. In Abidjan alone, 2,884 new cases were recorded. By joining C/Can, the city is taking action to improve access to quality cancer care through local and global collaboration.

  • Country

  • Joined C/CAN

    July 2025

Why it matters
  • 44.5
    Cancer incidence rate (per 100,000)
  • 6.5M
    Abidjan population
  • 42.3
    Mortality rate (per 100,000)

Discover our projects

Local cancer care experts are leading projects designed to respond to the city’s challenges and enhance its capacity to address patient needs.

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Cross City Projects

Gender-responsive health systems for cancer care

To contribute to the organisation’s gender equity strategy, C/Can has put together a working group to generate recommendations on how to build gender-responsive health systems.

Cross City Projects

Seed grants for cancer health system research in C/Can cities

Providing seed funding to support researchers in C/Can’s network of cities, who are investigating health system research projects through an implementation science lens.

Cross City Projects

Implementation science masterclass

Needs and challenges

A multidisciplinary technical committee of local experts and institutions will undertake an analysis of the state of cancer care in the city and identifying essential priorities.

Key achievements toward lasting change

The project team has already delivered a range of achievements to raise the quality and equity of cancer care through effective multidisciplinary collaboration:

Fatou Fadika Coulibaly

Civil society plays a vital role in building an inclusive, responsive, and accountable health system. We are proud to take part in this transformative initiative and are determined to ensure that the voices of communities—especially those most affected by cancer—are heard and integrated at every stage of the process.

Fatou Fadika Coulibaly
Coalition des Organisations de Lutte contre le Cancer en Côte d'Ivoire
Pierre N’gou

This partnership with the Ministry of Health marks a turning point in our approach to cancer control in our country. By working with C/Can and involving our local experts and communities, we are committed to implementing sustainable, data-driven improvements so that no one is left behind in their cancer journey.

Pierre N’gou
Minister of Health, Ivory Coast

Stories from Abidjan

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