Trish Scanlan

Trish Scanlan, MD is a pediatric oncologist working in Dar es Salaam since August 2007. In close collaboration with her many Tanzanian colleagues in the Tanzanian Ministry of Health, Ocean Road Cancer Institute and Muhimbili National Hospital she developed pediatric oncology services in the city. She works through three charities – Tumaini la Maisha (TLM), and Their Lives Matter (TLM) in Ireland and the UK – dedicated to treating children’s cancer in Tanzania.