St. Jude Around the World

When Mayya Assaad met a girl with cancer, the encounter changed her life — and the lives of other children with cancer in Syria. Mayya was motivated to find a way to offer more compassionate care. She learned about the work of St. Jude and visited ho... more

When a child gets cancer in Pakistan, their treatment options are sometimes determined by their family’s income level. But families of all income groups can find treatment at Indus Hospital and Health Network, which operates the largest pediatric onc... more

When Mae Dolendo was learning to be a doctor in the Philippines, she thought childhood cancer wasn’t curable. Most of her patients with cancer died. She knew she had to change the status quo. Decades later, her tireless work has saved thousands of pe... more

In Chile, pediatric cancer survival rates are high. But patients often travel far to find treatment available in just a few cities. A nonprofit organization called Fundación Nuestros Hijos provides places for patients and families to stay during trea... more

Akua Sarpong knows what’s at stake when a child is diagnosed with cancer in Ghana. Her daughter was diagnosed when she was a toddler. She did not survive.

Now Akua leads Lifeline for Childhood Cancer. The organization raises money to help families p... more