Our Impact

The Max Foundation’s approach is always patient first. We measure progress by how many people receive access to life-extending medication, but also by how they’re doing on an individual basis.

Making a patient impact, one person at a time

We focus on solutions that are creative, scalable, and, above all – practical. The Max Foundation and our partners want to support people living with cancer and help create real, positive changes in their lives.

The following data is from our 2025 Monitoring and Evaluation Report.

Partnerships

Patients

Operations

Partnerships

  • 933

    total partners, including corporate partners and supporters, ministries of health, NGOs, and affiliated organizations

  • 483

    partner healthcare professionals

  • 377

    partner medical institutions

Patients

  • 40,561

    patients provided access to treatment each year

  • 11,475

    diagnostic tests provided to patients each year

  • 23,504

    patients receiving support services, including education and transportation assistance

Operations

  • 84

    countries where medication access and support services are provided

  • 15

    diseases we provide medication access for

  • 103

    Max employees spanning 24 countries

Patient Stories

Our core belief is that all people facing illness deserve access to immediate and effective medications and treatment, no matter where they live. Hear from patients about the impact of cancer on their lives, families, and communities.

Dipak, musician from Nepal

“Today, every song I play reminds me of how far I have come. It reminds me of every doctor, every healthcare worker, every member of the Max team in Nepal, and every person who believed in me when I struggled to believe in myself. Medication didn’t just change my treatment, it changed my life.”

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Elizabeth, nurse and mother from Kenya

“My ultimate motivation to fight—and to live—is my family. Above all else, my heart longs to see my children grow up with both of their parents by their side, reaching every dream and landmark I have always envisioned for them.”

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Where we work

From the mountains of Nepal to the coast of Mozambique, we’re bridging inequities for people facing cancer around the world. Max and its partners currently operate in more than 80 low- and middle-income countries.

In 2025, we provided 17 treatments for 15 diseases in the following regions:

  • Africa and the Middle East – 13,659 patients accessed treatment
  • Asia – 3,773 patients accessed treatment
  • Eastern Europe – 5,882 patients accessed treatment
  • Latin America – 4,151 patients accessed treatment
  • South Asia – 10,822 patients accessed treatment
Africa & Middle East
9,628 cancer patients across 15 diseases through 82 treating physicians
Asia Pacific
654 cancer patients across 5 diseases through 44 treating physicians
Eastern Europe & Central Asia
4,685 cancer patients across 11 diseases through 19 treating physicians
Latin America
3,501 cancer patients across 9 diseases through 107 treating physicians
South Asia
13,360 cancer patients across 12 diseases through 293 treating physicians

2025 Annual Report

With nearly 5,000 new patients enrolled in 2025 – and for the first time surpassing 40,000 patients treated in a single year – we are firmly on track to meet our goals.

2025 Annual Report