Partnership Spotlight
Amgen has been one of Direct Relief’s most supportive partners through donations of cancer medicines via multiple access initiatives, essential medicines and other specialty therapies.
“Amgen’s mission is to serve patients around the world. We are pleased to work with Direct Relief, an organization with a strong network of high-quality cancer hospitals and clinics across the developing world, to make these innovative cancer medicines accessible to patients in need.”
— Joshua Ofman, M.D., senior vice president of Global Value, Access and Policy at Amgen.
Key Initiatives
Cancer Care
Direct Relief, Amgen, and City Cancer Challenge (C/Can) collaborate on a multi-year project to improve breast cancer diagnostics and treatment accessibility in Paraguay.
Rare Diseases
Amgen collaborated with Direct Relief to provide advanced cancer therapy through the BLINCYTO Humanitarian Access Program to eligible to pediatric patients in India, Pakistan, and Vietnam.
Disaster Relief
Amgen partnered with Direct Relief, donating over 400,000 medicines for emergency aid in Ukraine. They also contributed medicines for earthquake relief efforts in Haiti, Morocco, Turkey, and Syria.