In 2012, Jeff Gordon’s foundation helped open a cancer centre in Rwanda; by 2025, it had seen more than 18,000 patients and helped build care where treatment had once been almost out of reach
- Representative Image (AI-generated)A cancer diagnosis can change a life in an instant, but in Rwanda, access to treatment was once so limited that many patients had little chance of survival.
- A centre established in 2012 helped change that reality, bringing cancer treatment, medical training and research to a country where specialist care was scarce.
- Race car driver Jeff Gordon’s foundation contributed to the opening of the Butaro Cancer Center of Excellence, an initiative that has since treated more than 18,000 patients.
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- Representative Image (AI-generated)A cancer diagnosis can change a life in an instant, but in Rwanda, access to treatment was once so limited that many patients had little chance of survival.
- A centre established in 2012 helped change that reality, bringing cancer treatment, medical training and research to a country where specialist care was scarce.
- Race car driver Jeff Gordon’s foundation contributed to the opening of the Butaro Cancer Center of Excellence, an initiative that has since treated more than 18,000 patients.
Sources: Times of India