After losing her 17 year old step-son Max from leukemia, Pat Garcia-Gonzalez has been dedicated to increasing global equity in access to cancer treatment for the past 25 years. By designing a unique pathway to provide humanitarian aid to neglected patients in over 70 low- and middle-income countries, Pat’s work continues to decrease health disparities and provides dignity and hope to those patients. Thanks to her tireless dedication, today The Max Foundation implements a global direct-to-patient humanitarian access program providing 10 million daily doses of the latest cancer treatments to more than 30,000 patients annually. The organization carries out its work in partnership with a network of 200 institutions including National Cancer hospitals and other leading institutions worldwide.
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"I know from experience that there is only one thing worse than hearing that your loved one has cancer and it is to learn that there is a treatment that could save their life, but it is not available in your country. The reality is that today it is possible to safely treat many cancers and other rare diseases in countries where these treatments are not locally available, and since we can, we have an obligation to do it. Geography should not be destiny; I will not stop until all people can face disease with dignity and with hope." — Pat Garcia-Gonzalez
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