To be recognized and trusted by people living with cancer as the premier center for cancer care.

The values that guide us are:

Welcome warmly and sincerely

Engage wholeheartedly

Communicate the plan

Ask questions to deepen understanding

Reassure best interests are in mind

Exit with appreciation and thanks

ACH is under the leadership of Dr Pankaj Wadhwa, a specialist experienced medical doctor. Dr Pankaj Wadhwa is well versed in the medical field and as a service provider of high-quality healthcare in Mauritius and overseas. Dr Pankaj Wadhwa has an MB BS DNB FIPP. He is the first Fellow of Interventional pain practice in Mauritius (FIPP, USA). He is a member of World institute of Pain (USA) as well as a member of international Spine Intervention Society (USA). He is a life member of International Trauma Anesthesia and Critical Care Society. Dr Wadhwa is the founder of Nivaran - Spine & Pain clinic having presence in various countries across the globe. He is the director and chairman of Elysium Healthcare Africa having operations in Rwanda, Ethiopia and various other countries. In Mauritius he is successfully operating the first private clinic Aegle Clinic in the East of the Island in the Centre of Flacq. Aegle Cancer Hospital is aligned with the strategic vision of the company to expand in cancer care. The promoter is engaged in various private clinics and pharmaceutical projects across Africa.

Dr Mansi Haresh Khanderia

- MBBS ( KEM Hospital, Mumbai)

- DNB ( Internal Medicine);

- Doctorate of National Board in Medical Oncology ( Gold Medalist ),

- Breast cancer fellowship ( MSKCC New York)

- ESMO - European society of medical oncology certified .

Previous appointments at various corporate hospitals in India - Narayanana healthcare, HCG, Sakra and Fortis.

Consultants are the most-experienced doctors. In the Oncology Centre, day-to-day care of patients on the wards is undertaken by a number of specialist registrars, senior house officers and house officers.  

• Clinical Oncologist: Deliver systemic treatments, such as chemotherapy, hormone therapy and radioisotopes and administer radiotherapy to treat patients with both curative and palliative aims.
• Medical Oncologist: Provide the same treatments as a clinical oncologist, but do not administer radiotherapy.
• Surgical Oncologist: Specialise in the surgical management of cancers. Oncologists may also have a specialist interest and expertise in the management of particular types of cancer, e.g. gastrointestinal tract cancers or urological cancers.
• Gynaecological oncologist: Focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of cancers of the female reproductive system, including ovary, endometrium, uterus, cervix, vagina, vulva and trophoblastic disease.
• Haemato Oncologist Diagnose and treat cancers of the blood and lymphatic system. These include myeloma, lymphomas, Hodgkin’s disease, chronic lymphatic leukaemia, and acute and chronic leukaemia.
• Histopathologist Identify which type of cancer a patient has and at the stage of disease progression, by microscopic study of body tissues and cells obtained by surgeons through biopsy procedures.
• Paediatric oncologist: Concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of cancer in children.
• Palliative care specialist: Provides care for patients whose illness cannot be cured. This includes management of pain and other symptoms and provision of psychological, social and spiritual support. The goal of palliative care is achievement of the best quality of life for patients and their families, from diagnosis, through treatment, to cure, continuing illness or death and into bereavement. Many aspects of palliative care are also applicable earlier in the course of the illness in conjunction with other treatments.
• Radiation oncologist: Specialises in the study and application of imaging technologies, such ultrasound, computed tomography (CT) Computed Axial Tomography, nuclear medicine, Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)) to diagnose or treat cancers.
• Medical physicists The radiotherapy facilities in the Oncology Centre will be supervised by Medical physicists, who also assist in giving some forms of radiotherapy.
• Medical Oncologist - Department of medical oncology, chemotherapy and bone-marrow transplant has been developed under the guidance of Dr Divyanshu Dua. Dr Divyanshu Dua: Dr Dua has a special interest in geriatric oncology and run a multi-disciplinary clinic in conjugation with geriatrician and followed the medical oncology advanced training curriculum as per Royal Australasian College of physicians. Awarded a travel grant in 2011 at COSA annual scientific meeting, and later received a Grant for AUD $32,000 for a research project titled “Estimation of BRAF V600E mutation in malignant glioma patients and its prognostic significance in malignant glioma patients”.Dr Divyanshu is a member of Medical Oncology Group of Australia (MOGA)| Clinical Oncology Society of Australia (COSA)| American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)|European society of Medical Oncology (ESMO)| International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG)| The Australian and New Zealand Urogenital and Prostate Cancer Trials Group (ANZUP)| The European Association for Cancer Research (EACR)|American Association of Clinical Research (AACR)| Cooperative Clinical Trials Groups of the Clinical Oncological Society of Australia (COGNO)| Australia and New Zealand Melanoma Trial Gr| Australasian Lung cancer trial group (ALTG).
• Surgical Oncologist - Department of  surgical oncology has been made under the guidance of Dr Alok Ranjan SinhaDr Alok Ranjan Sinha is the Senior Professor Consultant GI Surgery at Metro Hospital, Delhi, India and has an MBBS & General Surgery from AFMC, Pune University and a Surgical Gastroenterology training from AIIMS, New Delhi. Dr Sinha has been teaching over 22 years in teaching hospitals.Dr Sinha was a lead Surgical Oncologist and has established the department of oncology in many institutions across India.
• Radiation Oncologist - Department of radiation oncology developed under the guidance of Dr. Gagan SainiDr. Gagan Saini is the associate Director Radiation Oncology, Max Institute of Cancer Care, Vaishali and Patparganj, New Delhi, India. He has an MBBS from K.E.M. Hospital, Bombay and MD (Radiotherapy) from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.Dr Saini has a specialty training at the following various institutes: Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea| Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois at Lausanne, Switzerland| Montefiore Cancer Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine| University clinic for Radiotherapy and Radio-Oncology, Paracelsus University, Salzburg, Austria.

AEGLE ONCO CARE CENTRE STAFF

• Clinical trials team This team of doctors, scientists and nurses will co-ordinate the clinical trials carried out in the Oncology Department. They collect information about patients, including how well they have tolerated treatments, and their long-term results.
• Dietician Dietician will provide dietary advice and if necessary, will arrange special diets or nutritional supplements. This is important, as patients’ condition and/or its treatment might affect their appetite which could impact on their health and well-being.
• Pharmacist Pharmacist will supply medicines for inpatients and outpatients and are also or preparation of chemotherapy treatments.
• Phlebotomist Patient blood samples, both on the wards and in outpatients’ clinics, will be taken by Phlebotomist (and also nurses and doctors).
• Physiotherapist Physiotherapist will work on the wards to maintain patients’ fitness and help them to overcome disability.
• Ward clerks Ward clerks will be responsible for supervising patient records on the wards and organising any follow-up appointments.

OTHER HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS

A diverse team of healthcare professionals is required to run a PET-CT Service. All staff involved will be appropriately trained and experienced in the PET-CT techniques. The professionals include:

• PET physician Nuclear medicine specialist Radiologist
• Clinical scientist Medical physics expert
• Computer scientist Nuclear medicine technologist Clinical technologist Radiographer
• Radiopharmaceutical scientist Radio-pharmacist Radiochemist Radiopharmaceutical technologist Cyclotron engineer
• Nurses

Mr Satyabhooshun Gupt Domah

• Ex Puisine Judge of the Supreme Court of Mauritius and Seychelles
• 2nd Member of the Committee of Torture
• Lecturer Council of Legal Education

Mr Abdool Raouf Bundhun

• Ex Vice President of the Republic
• Ex Member of Parliament

Mr Henri Marimootoo

• Ex Senior Journalist – Le Mauricien and Weekend
• Consultant in Journalism

Ms Anne Christine Levigne Martin

• CEO and Director - Caleage Ltd and Hemisphere Sud
• Director - Board D’Harel Mallac

Mr Hambyrajen Narsinghen

• Senior Lecturer and Ex Head of the Law Department, University of Mauritius
• Ex Senior Diplomat
• Ex Trainer of World Trade Organisation and Consultant
• Ex Director of Bank of Mauritius and State Bank of Mauritius

Dr Vineet Singh (Principle Health Executive)

• Postgraduate Diploma in Hospital Administration and BHMS
• Held various positions at Momentum Health, Linkham and BAI

Ms Savitri Khedoo (Project Lead)

• Postgraduate- Business Administration and Management Studies
• Key Role for Project Execution in Rwanda, Ethiopia and Mauritius
• Held various positions at State Bank of Mauritius, Virgin Trains (UK), BOOTS (UK), Wellkin Hospital

Mr Sirouven Pillay Sooben (Project Lead)

• Bachelor of Science in IT & Networking
• Key Role for Project Execution in Rwanda, Ethiopia and Mauritius
• Held various positions at British Telecom and Bupa International