GIST Awareness Day 2022 – Chile
Fundación GIST Chile released a special GIST Awareness Day video featuring patients telling stories about their experiences with GIST.
Las organizaciones de pacientes de América Latina celebran el Día de la Concientización del GIST 2021
Las organizaciones de pacientes de América Latina celebran el Día de la Concientización del GIST 2021.
GIST Awareness Day 2020 – Chile
GIST Chile celebrated GIST Awareness Day 2020 with the themes #GISTHope and #GISTJuntos (GIST Together). You can find GIST Chile on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/gistchile, Twitter - @GistChile, Insta - gist_chile. GIST Awareness Day was [...]
GIST Awareness Day – Chile
GIST Awareness Day in Chile, 2019. GAD began in 2014 by The Life Raft Group, to raise awareness on GIST worldwide.
Salud con Datos – Partnering to Share Real World Data in Latin America
Over the past few years, The Life Raft Group has been strengthening its efforts in Latin America as it focuses on harnessing data to improve GIST patient outcomes. We have built strong relationships with [...]
GIST Awareness Day Chile Photo Gallery
Día de la concientización del GIST. Mejorar la calidad de vida y sobrevida de las personas con cánceres gastrointestinales, respetando su dignidad y autonomía en las fases de prevención, diagnóstico y tratamiento, por medio de acompañamiento, educación, información, investigación y abogacía.
Advocacy in Chile: An Update
Above Left to Right: Piga Fernandez, Health Minister Carmen Castillo Taucher, President Michelle Bachelet We reported previously on the advocacy work being in Chile to benefit patients who need high cost treatments for seriously ill [...]
International Seminar on Cancer Policies in South America
In Santiago, Chile, on April 22, 2015, The Chilean Health Ministry (MINSAL) organized a seminar to discuss regional policies for cancer prevention and control. Representatives of WHO, OPS, RINC, and UNASUR, were invited along [...]
Advocacy in Chile Moves Forward: an Update
New steps have been taken in Chile that will benefit patients who need high cost treatments. Piga Fernández, LRG Global Consultant in Chile, together with representatives of 26 patient organizations has been working on [...]
Piga Fernández: Advocate For Change
Advocacy for GIST patients is a vital part of the work the Life Raft Group undertakes, but there are advocacy “superheroes” out there, going above and beyond to ensure that all GIST patients receive [...]