Collectively fighting
for lives that matter.
We’re a collective of over 30 cancer NPOs, advocates & healthcare professionals. With a single
mission: Giving everyone access to dignified treatment.
We advocate for cancer
patients who deserve better.
Equitable Access | Pursuing Justice | Strategic Campaigns | Research
The Cancer Alliance is a collective group of cancer control non-profit organisations and cancer advocates brought
together under a common mandate: to provide a platform of collaboration for cancer civil society to speak with
one voice and be a powerful tool to affect change for all South African adults and children affected by cancer.
ONE VOICE
We hold the
Government
accountable
We stand as a collective, championing the rights
of cancer patients.
Because no one should die
because they could not
afford to live.
We stand as a collective voice, championing the
voice of SA cancer patients.
MEET THE FIGHTERS
Meet Thatho Moncho
Breast Cancer patient & Health Advocate, witness.
The Cancer Alliance is a collective group of cancer control non-profit organisations and cancer advocates brought together under a common mandate: to provide a platform of collaboration for cancer civil society to speak with one voice and be a powerful tool to affect change for all South African adults and children affected by cancer.
WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON
Our Latest News: Read about
our work in action.
PABS Letter to Presidency_11 March
Honourable President Ramaphosa, We write out of deep concern about the final round of negotiations for the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) system taking place 23-28 March 2026 at the World Health Organisation. The PABS system will be formalised as an annex to the WHO Pandemic Agreement...
Public Voices Rise
The Cancer Alliance represented by SECTION27 returned to court today in the matter of Cancer Alliance v the MEC for Health, Gauteng and 10 others. Today’s proceedings concerned an application for leave to appeal instituted by the provincial health respondents in the matter after a judgment...
Sa’s Medicine Patent Laws Must Be Changed
– INTERVIEW SALOME MEYER https://youtu.be/IygOCleU1Z4 SABC TV interviewed Salome Meyer from the Cancer Alliance on the problems around the cost of cancer medications, particularly Herceptin (trastuzumab), an important drug used for certain types of breast cancer.
We turn anger
into action.
SA needs R50 Billion by 2030 to respond effectively to
the burden of cancer on communities.
WHAT’S ON THE TABLE
Cancer must become
a priority in SA
As a unified collective, we’re raising our voices as
one: Cancer must become a priority in South Africa.
As cancer NGOs and independent advocates
standing together – united within the Cancer Alliance – we no
longer speak separately. We are now talking as a unified collective –
and we’re all saying the same thing:
We need to stand together. We want to make sure everybody knows: cancer is an illness that can treated if it is detected early. And you can live a good, healthy life – despite your cancer – for a long time if you find help sooner rather than later.