Max Tracks: Africa – Tanzania

Max Tracks: Africa – Tanzania

Get a never before seen look at the chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) program in Tanzania! Over 20 years ago, we partnered with local healthcare professionals to provide treatment access for people living with cancer – at no cost to them, for as long as they need
it.

Africa Region Head Cathy Scheepers takes you to clinics in Moshi and Dar es Salaam, talking with patients, advocates, and physicians about their progress and how we can reach more people living with CML.

max tracks Africa video

Stay tuned for more behind-the-scenes videos! Cathy and the Max team will be visiting several countries this year, including Lesotho, Kenya, Malawi, 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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