Quiénes somos

Support for women with

breast diseases

HISTORY

CLAUDIA SAA CABAL (1956 – 2009) was diagnosed with breast cancer back in 2004. This brave woman worked hard to leave a love legacy, resilience and straight during her battle against the disease.

Back in 2006, with a group of patients going through the same struggle and under the wings of a medical team (Jose Joaquin Caicedo Mallarino and Jose Fernando Robledo) AMESE was born like a dream of a brighter tomorrow for any breast cancer patient, just as its acronym indicates support to women with breast conditions. AMESE (support for women with breast diseases). Since then we have been working to reach as many patients as we can, with national organizations as international help as well, our main goal is to find the disease as early as possible, and once is detected give all the support to the patients and their families. AMESE has grown to be able to reach every kind of places in Colombia.

Mision

Con actitud de servicio, AMESE enseña a la población en general sobre el conocimiento y autocuidado de la mama para un diagnóstico temprano. Brinda apoyo a personas diagnosticadas con cáncer de mama y a sus familias.

Vission

In 2022 AMESE will be leading the way in the history of fight against breast cancer in Colombia, thanks to our volunteers, associates and collaborators.

ACHIEVEMENTS

Durante 15 años, en un espacio de encuentro amoroso, donde el apoyo y acompañamiento se convirtió en su razón de ser, AMESE ha llegado a más de 6.500 mujeres diagnosticadas con Cáncer de Mama de niveles socioeconómicos bajos y medio bajos, mediante 61.000 servicios gratuitos (Asesoría Psicológica, Asesoría Jurídica, Grupos de Apoyo, Banco de Pelucas, Seguimiento Telefónica, Visitas en Unidades de Oncología). Además, de educar y sensibilizar a más de 185.000 personas sobre la importancia del autocuidado de la mama, entre otras actividades realizadas por el voluntariado y el equipo profesional de trabajo de AMESE.

CORPORATE VALUES

SOLIDARITY 100%

RESPONSIBILITY 100%

SERVICE 100%

CLOSENESS 100%

WARMTH 100%

HONESTY 100%

ASSOCIATES

In accordance with our Statutes, they will be members of the Association those whom (Article 10):

1) Being Founding members that signed up the articles of incorporation are life members. 2) Associate Members: patients and family members of these or any other person, whom, without being members per se but, with their training and experience, want to contribute to the growth of the Association according to their schedule. In order To be an Associate Member, it is necessary that they expressly prove and expressed their link, or have been accepted by the Association and that they fully meet the requirements established in the bylaws.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS