South Korea: Korea Blood Cancer Association

Member’s description

KBDCA is contributing to the promotion of health and welfare by carrying out various projects such as financial support, education & counseling programs, information support, and overseas exchange. We help patients with blood diseases and cancer to be cured promptly and to complete their rehabilitation successfully.

Audience/Constituency:

Blood disease and cancer patients.

Ways of communication with constituency:

We provide a moment to rest between long and exhausting ways to win against diseases by providing publication of Newsletter “Hope” to our constituency.

Organizational objectives and key programs

Our organizational objectives are:

• Establishing a paradigm for sustainable and proper patient support;
• Development of personalized education programs for patients with blood diseases and cancer and their families;
• Invigoration of academic research projects through interaction with related organizations at home and abroad;
• Advocacy activities for developing new medicines and early insurance for patients.

Our key programs are:

• Financial Support – Pharmaceutical expenses;
• Financial Support -Medical expenses;
• Educational support – Hematology, Oncology;
• Emotional support – Publication of Newsletter “Hope”;
• Overseas Exchange.