Fourteen-year-old Shaun Shaw was once a patient with bone marrow failure — specifically, severe aplastic anemia. Now fully recovered for five years, he has not only returned to his regular life, but also helped facilitate a collaboration between Taiwan’s Koo Foundation Sun Yat Sen Cancer Center (KFSYSCC) and Mongolia’s First Central Hospital, building a bridge of international medical cooperation for more children in need.
KFSYSCC and Mongolia’s First Central Hospital signed a Genetic Diseases and Cancer Exchange Platform and International Medical Cooperation Memorandum of Understanding on Friday last week.
The two parties are to collaborate on sharing treatment experiences and referring patients in the field of genetic diseases, aiming to expand treatment possibilities for patients with rare diseases and hard-to-treat cancers.
KFSYSCC president Dr Nei-Min Chu said that the hospital frequently treats complex genetic disorders and hematologic tumors, such as fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP), germ cell tumors and malignant gene-mutated myeloid leukemia.
Over time, the medical center has accumulated extensive experience in understanding disease mechanisms and advancing treatment techniques.
The signing of the Genetic Diseases and Cancer Exchange Platform and International Medical Cooperation Memorandum with Mongolia marks the starting point for sharing KFSYSCC medical expertise with the international community.
This international collaboration not only pushes the limits of what healthcare can reach, but also reinforces KFSYSCC’s founding commitment to protecting life.
It shows that compassionate care without borders is not just a vision — it is a path we are actively walking, one step at a time.
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