St. Jude, WHO partner to get cancer meds to sick children around the world
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is partnering with WHO to help children worldwide. (Courtesy St. Jude Children's Research Hospital)
St. Jude and WHO said they’d begun delivering lifesaving medicines for children with cancer in pilot countries Mongolia and Uzbekistan, with the next shipments planned for Ecuador, Jordan, Nepal and Zambia.
Topics
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital World Health Organization Dr. James DowningAisling Mäki
Aisling Mäki covers health care, banking and finance, technology and professions. After launching her career in news two decades ago, she worked in public relations for almost a decade before returning to journalism in 2022.
As a health care reporter, she’s collaborated with The Carter Center, earned awards from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists and won a 2024 Tennessee Press Association first-place prize for her series on discrepancies in Shelby County life expectancy by ZIP code.
Want to comment on our stories or respond to others? Join the conversation by subscribing now. Only paid subscribers can add their thoughts or upvote/downvote comments. Our commenting policy can be viewed here.