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St. Jude Around the World

St. Jude Around the World

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 The St. Jude Global Alliance includes more than 200 member institutions around the world. They’re dedicated to raising the survival rates of pediatric cancer in their home countries and supporting each other with resources and training. The people who dedicate their lives to those institutions have stories to tell, and this podcast brings them to you. Learn more at stjude.org/worldALSAC/St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
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  • E5 | Treating cancer in a conflict zone

    E5 | Treating cancer in a conflict zone
    May 28 2025
    When Mayyaa Assaad met a girl with cancer, the encounter changed her life — and the lives of other children with cancer in Syria. Mayyaa was motivated to find a way to offer more compassionate care. She learned about the work of St. Jude and visited hospitals in other countries near Syria. Mayyaa eventually co-founded the first nonprofit organization dedicated to pediatric cancer in Syria. It’s called BASMA, which means “smile” in Arabic.

    BASMA began by supporting families in treatment and raising awareness about pediatric cancer in Syria. The foundation had plans to open a specialized care center for cancer treatment. Then, the Syrian civil war began.

    Through years of armed conflict, BASMA staff members kept helping their patients, even as fundraising became more difficult. Rima Salem, the executive manager of BASMA, says they have an obligation to their patients. “We have to continue because we cannot stop treatment. I’m sure that we are making a difference. We are raising the survival rate,” she says.

    This podcast was recorded before Syria’s Bashar al-Assad regime fell on December 8, 2024, following 14 years of civil war and conflict.

    Credits
    Host: Suheir Rasul
    Recorded by: Jason Latshaw
    Producer: Geoffrey Redick
    Editors: Grace Korzekwa Evans and Evelyn Skoda

    This podcast is a production of ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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    12 m
  • E4 | Offering free care to all

    E4 | Offering free care to all
    May 28 2025
    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 oncology services unit in Pakistan.

    Afifa Batool is the head of marketing and communications at Indus. She says there are certain cultural challenges that cut across income levels. People may make judgments about patients that last long after treatment concludes. Indus works to address these cultural challenges in addition to treating patients medically.

    Afifa says the work of Indus is made easier by collaborating with other hospitals and foundations outside of Pakistan through the St. Jude Global Alliance.

    Credits
    Host: Suheir Rasul
    Recorded by: Jason Latshaw
    Producer: Geoffrey Redick
    Editors: Grace Korzekwa Evans and Evelyn Skoda

    This podcast is a production of ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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    12 m
  • E3 | Relentless dedication to her patients

    E3 | Relentless dedication to her patients
    May 28 2025
    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 pediatric cancer patients and helped raise the survival rate throughout the country.

    Cancer has always been a personal issue to Dr. Dolendo. When she was a teenager, her mother died of breast cancer. Her family lost everything, including their home.

    Now Dr. Dolendo leads the Children’s Cancer Institute at Southern Philippines Medical Center. She also opened the House of Hope right next door. It’s a place for patients and their families to stay and includes a school for the patients. And she acts as a mentor to other pediatric oncologists around the country, consulting on difficult cases over the internet.

    Credits
    Host: Suheir Rasul
    Recorded by: Jason Latshaw
    Producer: Geoffrey Redick
    Editors: Grace Korzekwa Evans and Evelyn Skoda
    This podcast is a production of ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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    17 m
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