Patient data should be open access

Patient data should be open access

Good research needs good data. Good research is not the end goal for patients, that’s about improving quality of life. But it all starts with data, followed by research, treatment and quality of life and it’s about always keeping the end in mind. There is something...
One day, one walk, one front against cancer

One day, one walk, one front against cancer

We all come from different countries, speak different languages, and follow different cultural customs. However, from the mountains of Bhutan to the valleys in India, the deserts in Australia and the glaciers in Canada, I have yet to encounter someone who hasn’t been...
When your heart leads you, you will never lose the way

When your heart leads you, you will never lose the way

The path to patient empowerment and patient advocacy in Egypt is paved by actions of the heart and the power of emotions. This is something that you can only find in Egypt, the land of mysteries that has existed since before time itself. We Want Life was created to...
The hidden costs of compliancy

The hidden costs of compliancy

To delay the development of treatment that cures a lethal disease that kills 100.000 people per year is to be responsible for the deaths of those 100.000 people, even if you’ve never seen them ~ Julian Savulescu, Romanian philosopher at the University of Oxford Data...