Fundacion Colombiana de Leucemia y Linfoma

The Colombian Foundation for Leukemia and Lymphoma - Funcolombiana - was born in June 2007 at the initiative of Yolima Méndez Camacho, who as a psychologist and from personal experience when her maternal grandmother was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia in 1998, knows the problems of patients. with Leukemia and their families in the country and approaches their emotional, psychosocial, information and support needs; In addition, motivated by the work carried out by other similar organizations in Latin America, she decides to start a project that, through various programs and services, becomes the first option for guidance and support for people diagnosed with hemato-oncological diseases, their families and/or caregivers in the country.