The Namibian Oncology Centre (NOC) has appointed Stephanie Quarmby as its new Managing Director, following the departure of founding head Anthea van Wyk, who concluded a decade-long tenure in August.
Quarmby, a Chartered Accountant with professional experience at Deloitte and FirstRand Namibia, joined the Centre in 2022 as Financial Manager and has been central to its recent transformation.
“It is an honour to lead NOC at this pivotal moment. We will continue to place patients and their families at the centre of everything we do, while expanding services, deepening partnerships, and strengthening oncology care across Namibia,” Quarmby said.
Under her leadership, NOC plans to expand its services to northern Namibia, roll out digital tools to simplify patient care, and invest in the next generation of professionals through its Radiation Therapy Bursary programme.
The Centre is also exploring advanced services, including a potential autologous stem cell facility to reduce the need for patients with blood-related cancers to travel abroad for treatment.
As Namibia’s only fully private oncology centre, NOC provides multidisciplinary treatment, holistic support and compassionate care.
Since its establishment in 2015, the Centre has treated nearly 8,000 patients, including referrals from the State for radiotherapy.
NOC operates in Windhoek and Swakopmund and is preparing to open a northern branch in Ongwediva. The facility was founded in April 2015 to minimise the need for Namibians to seek cancer care abroad and to deliver world-class oncology services locally
