Max Tracks: Africa – Lesotho
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Max Tracks: Africa – Lesotho

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.

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