What differentiates The Max Foundation
in its work.
Learn more about how The Max Foundation addresses the complex barriers of health inequities in low- and middle-income countries.
The Global Treatment Gap
Managing cancer in low- and middle-income countries is challenging. Routine pathology, diagnostic exams, and standard medicines are often unavailable. Patients may also be diagnosed at later stages and receive inadequate treatment because of limited resources in low- and middle-income countries:
- 7M
cancer-related deaths each year
- 75%
of cancer-related deaths over the next decade predicted to occur there
- 15%
Less than 15% of countries have cancer treatment available, compared to more than 90% in high-income countries
Changing Systems, Challenging Perceptions
Advancing cancer treatment for all
Our focus is developing the systems needed to deliver life-saving medication safely and effectively to patients, demonstrating that it can indeed be done. The Max Foundation wants to change perceptions so it will no longer be acceptable to leave these patients behind.
Providing access to medication
We’ve provided access to diagnostics and life- extending treatment to more than 100,000 since we started.
Providing access to diagnostics
The right equipment helps physicians make informed decisions and adjust treatment as needed. We facilitate access to test kits and diagnostics equipment, establish molecular diagnostics infrastructure, and work with partners to educate patients and caregivers.
Building social support systems
Living with a rare disease can be deeply isolating. Those enrolled in our program receive support from physicians, Max team members, and fellow patients.
Strengthening health systems
With our distribution partners and network of healthcare professionals, we’ve built an efficient and validated supply chain that safely delivers medicine around the world.
Where we work
The Max Foundation provides support for people living with cancer around the world.
Our Collaborative Programs
For more than 25 years, The Max Foundation and its partners have created practical, scalable solutions to reach more people living with cancer. We provide access to life-extending medication for chronic myeloid leukemia, gastrointestinal stromal tumor, advanced breast cancer, renal cell carcinoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, lung cancer, and more.
Max Access Solutions
Our innovative model delivers life- extending treatment to people living with cancer. Through Max Access Solutions, we receive donations of medication from pharmaceutical companies and channel it to countries where those treatments are not locally available.
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Overcoming Barriers to Access
Improving health outcomes for people living with cancer is about more than medication. We provide access to psychosocial support, transportation assistance, adherence monitoring, and more to ensure patient needs are handled individually and holistically.
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Max GPS
In 2023, we launched Max GPS. It’s a patient navigation program that assists people affected by cancer free of charge, especially those who are underserved
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like refugee and migrant communities.