The Max Foundation
@themaxfoundation.org
Global health nonprofit that’s provided access to treatment to over 100,000 people living with cancer in low- and middle-income countries.
Meet Prasad Kothekar, our incredible Program Coordinator in Mumbai, India since 2013. Swipe to learn more about the role he plays on our team ➡️
November 15, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Meet Prasad Kothekar, our incredible Program Coordinator in Mumbai, India since 2013. Swipe to learn more about the role he plays on our team ➡️
Meet Batjargal, a 65-year-old grandmother from Mongolia whose kindness reminds us that even in the face of cancer, we can choose to uplift others and build something beautiful together💪🏽
As one of the few women working as a construction electrician in her country, Batjargal spent her life building.
As one of the few women working as a construction electrician in her country, Batjargal spent her life building.
November 14, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Meet Batjargal, a 65-year-old grandmother from Mongolia whose kindness reminds us that even in the face of cancer, we can choose to uplift others and build something beautiful together💪🏽
As one of the few women working as a construction electrician in her country, Batjargal spent her life building.
As one of the few women working as a construction electrician in her country, Batjargal spent her life building.
Join us in welcoming Edgar Thomas, our new Chief Financial Officer!
Edgar brings a wealth of global financial expertise and a strong commitment to global health equity. Originally from Sierra Leone, Edgar spent over two years there as Director of Finance and Accounting with @pih.org
Edgar brings a wealth of global financial expertise and a strong commitment to global health equity. Originally from Sierra Leone, Edgar spent over two years there as Director of Finance and Accounting with @pih.org
November 13, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Join us in welcoming Edgar Thomas, our new Chief Financial Officer!
Edgar brings a wealth of global financial expertise and a strong commitment to global health equity. Originally from Sierra Leone, Edgar spent over two years there as Director of Finance and Accounting with @pih.org
Edgar brings a wealth of global financial expertise and a strong commitment to global health equity. Originally from Sierra Leone, Edgar spent over two years there as Director of Finance and Accounting with @pih.org
This week, #TheMaxFoundation team members joined leading experts at the ABC Global Alliance #ABC8 – the Advanced Breast Cancer Eighth International Consensus Conference in Lisbon, Portugal.
Our CEO Pat Garcia-Gonzalez shared a powerful message during her presentation on innovative models:
Our CEO Pat Garcia-Gonzalez shared a powerful message during her presentation on innovative models:
November 8, 2025 at 10:21 AM
This week, #TheMaxFoundation team members joined leading experts at the ABC Global Alliance #ABC8 – the Advanced Breast Cancer Eighth International Consensus Conference in Lisbon, Portugal.
Our CEO Pat Garcia-Gonzalez shared a powerful message during her presentation on innovative models:
Our CEO Pat Garcia-Gonzalez shared a powerful message during her presentation on innovative models:
Ukta was born in a village of Nepal. One of 7 brothers, he enjoyed a simple life with a loving family. Later as an adult, he ran a small screen-printing business, stayed active with yoga, and ate mindfully.
Then came the diagnosis that would turn that quiet life upside down: lung cancer.
Then came the diagnosis that would turn that quiet life upside down: lung cancer.
November 6, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Ukta was born in a village of Nepal. One of 7 brothers, he enjoyed a simple life with a loving family. Later as an adult, he ran a small screen-printing business, stayed active with yoga, and ate mindfully.
Then came the diagnosis that would turn that quiet life upside down: lung cancer.
Then came the diagnosis that would turn that quiet life upside down: lung cancer.
The energy for advancing #CancerCare across Africa is truly inspiring at #AORTIC2025 💫
We're excited to explore innovative partnerships and solutions with other attendees to ensure no patient is left behind.
📸 Swipe through to see a few photo highlights
#AORTIC #GlobalHealth #HealthEquity
We're excited to explore innovative partnerships and solutions with other attendees to ensure no patient is left behind.
📸 Swipe through to see a few photo highlights
#AORTIC #GlobalHealth #HealthEquity
November 5, 2025 at 10:21 AM
The energy for advancing #CancerCare across Africa is truly inspiring at #AORTIC2025 💫
We're excited to explore innovative partnerships and solutions with other attendees to ensure no patient is left behind.
📸 Swipe through to see a few photo highlights
#AORTIC #GlobalHealth #HealthEquity
We're excited to explore innovative partnerships and solutions with other attendees to ensure no patient is left behind.
📸 Swipe through to see a few photo highlights
#AORTIC #GlobalHealth #HealthEquity
In 2007, Leona from Paraguay was doing what she loved—playing volleyball—when she began feeling unusually tired. A routine check-up revealed a life-changing diagnosis: Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML).
November 4, 2025 at 10:21 AM
In 2007, Leona from Paraguay was doing what she loved—playing volleyball—when she began feeling unusually tired. A routine check-up revealed a life-changing diagnosis: Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML).
We’re thrilled that our Region Head for Africa, Cathy Scheepers, is presenting at the AORTIC 2025 International Conference on Cancer in Africa.
At the 2025 Clinton Global Initiative, we announced a bold goal:
✅ Reach 100,000 patients each year by 2030.
At the 2025 Clinton Global Initiative, we announced a bold goal:
✅ Reach 100,000 patients each year by 2030.
October 31, 2025 at 10:21 AM
We’re thrilled that our Region Head for Africa, Cathy Scheepers, is presenting at the AORTIC 2025 International Conference on Cancer in Africa.
At the 2025 Clinton Global Initiative, we announced a bold goal:
✅ Reach 100,000 patients each year by 2030.
At the 2025 Clinton Global Initiative, we announced a bold goal:
✅ Reach 100,000 patients each year by 2030.
When Hemant Sharma Sang at Patan Hospital: “Who Else Do I Have but You, Doctor…” www.swasthyaupdate.com/2025/10/30/w...
When Hemant Sharma Sang at Patan Hospital: “Who Else Do I Have but You, Doctor…”
Kathmandu—”One life to live; who knows when cancer will strike… who else do I have but you, doctor…?” The usually quiet auditorium of the Patan Academy of Health Sciences echoed with these heartfelt l...
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October 30, 2025 at 11:10 PM
When Hemant Sharma Sang at Patan Hospital: “Who Else Do I Have but You, Doctor…” www.swasthyaupdate.com/2025/10/30/w...
We're thrilled for you to get to know Victoria Duhalde, also known as "Vicky," who's been part of our team since 2012. She's our Program Coordinator for Social Determinants of Health programs in Latin America, based in Argentina. Swipe to learn more about her and the role she plays on our team ➡️
October 30, 2025 at 4:29 PM
We're thrilled for you to get to know Victoria Duhalde, also known as "Vicky," who's been part of our team since 2012. She's our Program Coordinator for Social Determinants of Health programs in Latin America, based in Argentina. Swipe to learn more about her and the role she plays on our team ➡️
We're thrilled for you to get to know Victoria Duhalde, also known as "Vicky," who's been part of our team since 2012. She's our Program Coordinator for Social Determinants of Health programs in Latin America, based in Argentina. Swipe to learn more about her and the role she plays on our team ➡️
October 30, 2025 at 10:21 AM
We're thrilled for you to get to know Victoria Duhalde, also known as "Vicky," who's been part of our team since 2012. She's our Program Coordinator for Social Determinants of Health programs in Latin America, based in Argentina. Swipe to learn more about her and the role she plays on our team ➡️
📢 Just Published! We’re excited to share a peer-reviewed article authored by Geoff Cook, J. Michael Wrigglesworth, and @patggmax.bsky.social published in Blood Global Hematology: “Max Access Solutions: an innovative model to bring life-saving medicines to low- and middle-income countries.”
October 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
📢 Just Published! We’re excited to share a peer-reviewed article authored by Geoff Cook, J. Michael Wrigglesworth, and @patggmax.bsky.social published in Blood Global Hematology: “Max Access Solutions: an innovative model to bring life-saving medicines to low- and middle-income countries.”
Without proper tools, patients may never know they have cancer until it’s too late.
In Fiji, breast cancer patients have long faced challenges due to shortages in essential diagnostic tools, like biopsy needles. As a result, reuse of needles and poor tissue yields makes accurate diagnosis difficult.
In Fiji, breast cancer patients have long faced challenges due to shortages in essential diagnostic tools, like biopsy needles. As a result, reuse of needles and poor tissue yields makes accurate diagnosis difficult.
October 28, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Without proper tools, patients may never know they have cancer until it’s too late.
In Fiji, breast cancer patients have long faced challenges due to shortages in essential diagnostic tools, like biopsy needles. As a result, reuse of needles and poor tissue yields makes accurate diagnosis difficult.
In Fiji, breast cancer patients have long faced challenges due to shortages in essential diagnostic tools, like biopsy needles. As a result, reuse of needles and poor tissue yields makes accurate diagnosis difficult.
“I didn’t think I could complete high school because of our family's economics situation. My father’s cancer treatment, school expenses for me and my younger sister, and daily survival meant we didn't have money to pay for everything,” Sreypov recalls.
October 18, 2025 at 9:21 AM
“I didn’t think I could complete high school because of our family's economics situation. My father’s cancer treatment, school expenses for me and my younger sister, and daily survival meant we didn't have money to pay for everything,” Sreypov recalls.
Prabhat Pradhan is a surgical oncologist in Bhutan who specializes in breast cancer.
Dr. Pradhan shares that "we are seeing an increasing number of breast cancer cases each year, particularly among younger women."
Dr. Pradhan shares that "we are seeing an increasing number of breast cancer cases each year, particularly among younger women."
October 16, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Prabhat Pradhan is a surgical oncologist in Bhutan who specializes in breast cancer.
Dr. Pradhan shares that "we are seeing an increasing number of breast cancer cases each year, particularly among younger women."
Dr. Pradhan shares that "we are seeing an increasing number of breast cancer cases each year, particularly among younger women."
🌍 Join us in welcoming the @ikccorg.bsky.social to our Humanitarian PACT—a growing alliance of global partners committed to expanding access to cancer care in low- and middle-income countries.
🔗 Learn more about the Humanitarian PACT: themaxfoundation.org/humanitarian...
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🔗 Learn more about the Humanitarian PACT: themaxfoundation.org/humanitarian...
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October 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
🌍 Join us in welcoming the @ikccorg.bsky.social to our Humanitarian PACT—a growing alliance of global partners committed to expanding access to cancer care in low- and middle-income countries.
🔗 Learn more about the Humanitarian PACT: themaxfoundation.org/humanitarian...
#TheMaxFoundation
🔗 Learn more about the Humanitarian PACT: themaxfoundation.org/humanitarian...
#TheMaxFoundation
Last year we partnered with IPIG to improve outcomes for patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH). IPIG has provided medical education and training on PNH care and management.
October 12, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Last year we partnered with IPIG to improve outcomes for patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH). IPIG has provided medical education and training on PNH care and management.
This #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth, we’re celebrating a step forward in access to care: the first breast cancer patient in Surinam has been approved to receive treatment! 💊💗
October 10, 2025 at 9:21 AM
This #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth, we’re celebrating a step forward in access to care: the first breast cancer patient in Surinam has been approved to receive treatment! 💊💗
Sunita is a 35-year-old housewife who lives in Bhutan with her husband and 14-year-old son. When Sunita first felt a lump in her breast, she didn’t think much of it. On February 12, though, she was diagnosed with breast cancer, leaving her and her family feeling helpless.
October 9, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Sunita is a 35-year-old housewife who lives in Bhutan with her husband and 14-year-old son. When Sunita first felt a lump in her breast, she didn’t think much of it. On February 12, though, she was diagnosed with breast cancer, leaving her and her family feeling helpless.
Meet Mariam Izoria, our Program Officer in Georgia for Eastern Europe & Central Asia since 2018.
🕯️What do you enjoy most about working at The Max Foundation?
It’s more than a job—it’s a privilege to walk alongside people in their most vulnerable moments and help bring light back into their lives.
🕯️What do you enjoy most about working at The Max Foundation?
It’s more than a job—it’s a privilege to walk alongside people in their most vulnerable moments and help bring light back into their lives.
October 8, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Meet Mariam Izoria, our Program Officer in Georgia for Eastern Europe & Central Asia since 2018.
🕯️What do you enjoy most about working at The Max Foundation?
It’s more than a job—it’s a privilege to walk alongside people in their most vulnerable moments and help bring light back into their lives.
🕯️What do you enjoy most about working at The Max Foundation?
It’s more than a job—it’s a privilege to walk alongside people in their most vulnerable moments and help bring light back into their lives.
Mary travels three hours to Nairobi, Kenya to reach the care she needs for breast cancer, and she is filled with joy upon receiving it🤗 For many like her, cancer treatment isn’t just about medicine—it’s about overcoming the distance, the cost, and the uncertainty.
October 7, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Mary travels three hours to Nairobi, Kenya to reach the care she needs for breast cancer, and she is filled with joy upon receiving it🤗 For many like her, cancer treatment isn’t just about medicine—it’s about overcoming the distance, the cost, and the uncertainty.
What does it take to close the cancer care gap in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)?
At last week’s United Nations General Assembly, global health leaders came together to answer this question. The message was clear: patient-centered systems are the key.
At last week’s United Nations General Assembly, global health leaders came together to answer this question. The message was clear: patient-centered systems are the key.
Closing cancer care gaps in LMICs requires patient-centered systems
On the sidelines of UNGA80, global health leaders explored ways to expand access to care and build resilient health systems, and the critical role partnerships play in ensuring sustainable impact.…
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October 4, 2025 at 9:21 AM
What does it take to close the cancer care gap in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)?
At last week’s United Nations General Assembly, global health leaders came together to answer this question. The message was clear: patient-centered systems are the key.
At last week’s United Nations General Assembly, global health leaders came together to answer this question. The message was clear: patient-centered systems are the key.
We’re grateful for the incredible support of Tanner Pharma, whose partnership over the past decade has advanced access to critical healthcare solutions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
October 3, 2025 at 9:21 AM
We’re grateful for the incredible support of Tanner Pharma, whose partnership over the past decade has advanced access to critical healthcare solutions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Around the world, people living with breast cancer face vastly different realities. From remote villages to urban hospitals, one truth remains: access to care saves lives.
This month, we’re spotlighting the stories, programs, and partnerships that are helping close the gap in treatment access.
This month, we’re spotlighting the stories, programs, and partnerships that are helping close the gap in treatment access.
October 2, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Around the world, people living with breast cancer face vastly different realities. From remote villages to urban hospitals, one truth remains: access to care saves lives.
This month, we’re spotlighting the stories, programs, and partnerships that are helping close the gap in treatment access.
This month, we’re spotlighting the stories, programs, and partnerships that are helping close the gap in treatment access.
In a city in Latin America, an 83-year-old pediatrician serves his community with unwavering devotion. For decades, his life has been defined by care for pediatric patients and his community.
September 29, 2025 at 5:39 PM
In a city in Latin America, an 83-year-old pediatrician serves his community with unwavering devotion. For decades, his life has been defined by care for pediatric patients and his community.