Dr Verna Vanderpuye

Verna Vanderpuye has over 25 years’ experience in managing cancer with radiation and systemic therapy into cancer in Africa, with a strong interest on prioritization of cost-effective therapies. She is a senior consultant at the National Center for Radiotherapy, Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, Korlebu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana with affiliation to the University of Ghana, Accra. She was the recipient of the 2019 International Women Who Conquer Cancer Mentorship Award from Conquer Cancer, the American Society of Clinical Oncology. She is currently the Treasurer and Past Secretary of the African Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (AORTIC). She is currently the co-chair of the Lancet Commission on Women and Cancer and served as commissioner for several other Lancet commissions. She has authored or co-authored over 70 peer-reviewed publications and have served on several WHO committees.