Professor Cesaltina Lorenzoni, MD, MSC, PhD, is a Medical Pathologist, Head of the National Cancer Control Programme at the Ministry of Health in Mozambique, and the Scientific and Pedagogical Director at Maputo Central
Hospital. She is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of Eduardo Mondlane University. She is Adjunt Professor at Rice University (USA), and a visiting professor at the University of Barcelona (Spain), and Guest Speaker at MD Anderson Cancer Center – University of Texas (USA).
Dr. Lorenzoni is the President of the African Organisation for Research & Training in Cancer (AORTIC) for the 2025- 2027 term.
She served as President-Elect of the African Organisation for Research & Training in Cancer (AORTIC) for the 2023- 2025 term.
Dr. Lorenzoni obtained her medical degree from the Faculty of Medicine of Eduardo Mondlane University and specialized in Anatomical Pathology at Maputo Central Hospital. She holds a Master of Public Health (MPH) from the same university, with a thesis focused on Cancer Epidemiology, and a Master of Science (MSc) in Health Policy and Programme Planning.
She completed her PhD in International Health with a focus on Translational Cancer Epidemiology at the University of Barcelona, Spain.
Dr. Lorenzoni has published more than 80 peer-reviewed articles and is the author of three book chapters published by the African Cancer Registry Network (AFCRN), the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC). She is the author and co-author of various national manuals and standards, such as, the Standard Procedure Manual for Population-Based Cancer Registries in Sub Saharan Africa – for Portuguese-speaking countries published by AFCRN, the Investment Case for Cancer in Mozambique, published by WHO and the National Cancer Control Plan of Mozambique (2019-2029), published by Ministry of Health of Mozambique.