The Max Foundation is a global health nonprofit, founded in 1997, that delivers donated cancer and critical-illness treatments and patient support services in low- and middle-income countries.
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The Max Foundation is a global health nonprofit founded in 1997 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington. It works to advance health equity for patients facing cancer and other critical illnesses, delivering life-extending treatments and patient-centred healthcare in low- and middle-income countries.
Its principal programme, Max Access Solutions, receives donated medications from pharmaceutical companies and channels them to countries where those treatments are not locally available. The programme has reached more than 100,000 people across over 80 low- and middle-income countries. Alongside medication distribution, the foundation provides comprehensive patient support services, including transportation assistance, patient support groups, diagnostic solutions and psychosocial support.
The organisation operates across Latin America, Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe, working with hundreds of healthcare professionals and medical institutions. Its team members speak more than 45 languages, reflecting a globally distributed and multilingual workforce.
Areas of work span global health equity, pharmaceutical donation and access programmes, medication distribution logistics, diagnostic solutions, and patient and psychosocial support services. The foundation describes its approach as practical, scalable and quality-focused, developed in collaboration with pharmaceutical companies and healthcare institutions.
