Cancer Research in Venezuela: A Family’s Mission

This Week on The Heart of Giving Podcast Ana Federica Convit shares how she left her career in banking to continue her grandfather's pioneering medical research in Venezuela. She offers candid insights about balancing motherhood with leading groundbreaking cancer research initiatives, while carrying forward her grandfather's 100-year legacy of serving those most in need. Three noteworthy moments:

 

"Our mission is to provide access to modern diagnostics and innovative treatments, mainly in cancer, to benefit the most vulnerable population starting in Venezuela, which is a developing, a poor developing country."

 

"Dr. Convict always said that collective efforts are much more important and will go further than individual efforts... We believe in collective efforts, in bringing people together, wonderful people together for a mission, for an objective."

 

"I had an inner voice that told me constantly and every day it was stronger and stronger... You have to go back and you have to help him and you have to give back and you have to work for the Venezuelan people." - On her decision to return to Venezuela

 

Have you listened to last week's conversation with Scott Santarella of the Alpha-1 Foundation? Scott shared fascinating insights about addressing rare genetic conditions and how patient-centered leadership shapes their approach to research and support services. Don't miss either of these engaging stories about organizations making real differences in healthcare.

 

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