Learn more about the new chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) program in Lesotho! In 2025, we partnered with local healthcare professionals to provide access to diagnostics, medication, and support services. The first patient began receiving treatment in December.
Africa Region Head Cathy Scheepers will introduce you to Dr. Kabelo Mputsoe, the first oncologist in the country. She was born and raised in Lesotho and has spent the last several years building up the clinic and caring for residents living with cancer. It’s her goal to bring treatment home.
Stay tuned for more behind-the-scenes videos! Cathy and the Max team will be visiting several countries, including Sierra Leone and Ethiopia.
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The Max Foundation is a leading global health nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating health equity. For 28 years, Max has pioneered practical, scalable, high-quality solutions to bring life-extending treatments and patient-centered health care to more than 100,000 people living with cancer and critical illness in low- and middle-income countries. Max believes in a world where all people can access high-impact medicines, where geography is not destiny, and where everyone can strive for health with dignity and with hope.
The journey from experiencing the first symptoms of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) to finding an effective treatment can be long, difficult, and painful, especially in low- and middle-income countries. That was the case for Chamu from Harare, Zimbabwe. It took him more than a year to get a diagnosis, but he kept fighting and is….
Being a patient or I better call myself and others as a Spartan, someone who is fighting for something each and every day.” –Thilip Kumar Ragavan
We first met Thilip Kumar Ragavan in May 2014. He was a young chronic myeloid leukemia Spartan in the patient workshop at Hospital Ampang and was newly diagnosed with CML at that time, but the smile never left his face. Bright, vibrant, energetic, and positive – that’s Thilip.
Dr. Ong Tee Chuan, Hematologist at Hospital Ampang, Malaysia, break down what access to treatment means for the patients he treats.
