As a doctor who has worked in Rwanda and Haiti with Partners In Health (PIH) for the past 13 years, I've witnessed what happens when poverty gets in the way of good medical care. People with cancer can't get the care they need, they become sicker, and they become poorer. Families don't have money to send kids to school. Worse yet, kids don't have parents to raise them.

Despite the challenges of COVID-19, Partners In Health continues to innovate to help those most in need. In Rwanda, we are using drones to delivery chemotherapy (https://youtu.be/vRQrmTv-sKs). In Haiti, social support packages help pay for supplies going directly to patients.

Many family and friends donated money to this cause to directly impact lives they’ve never even met. Riding together with Ekip Oncologie (Oncology Team in Haitian Creole) -- we have raised over $300,000. All of the money our team raises will go directly to the Center for Global Cancer Medicine within Dana Farber (CGCM), which works in partnership with PIH -- and these funds will afford us the opportunity to ensure educational opportunities for our staff in Haiti and Rwanda. Here's the link to our team page if you'd like to read more: http://profile.pmc.org/TE0076.

As Ekip Oncologie, we are a group of riders committed to addressing cancer in some of the most resource-poor areas of the world. More than half of the global cancer burden occurs in low and middle income countries—but only 5% of resources are used there— we are attempting to bridge the gap between those who have access to care and those who don’t.

Our team goal is to raise over $30k together -- and my personal goal is to raise $10k for the team. 100% of every rider-raised dollar goes directly to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and therefore to PIH's work and our patients. Here's the link to our team page if you'd like to read more: http://profile.pmc.org/TE0076

Thank you for supporting me, Ekip Oncoloji and most importantly, the care of our patients in Haiti and Rwanda.