Training Medical Physicists in Developing Countries of the Asia-Pacific (AU, 81124931273) Browse events

The Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine is seeking donations through the ACPSEM Medical Research Foundation to provide training to Medical Physicists and Radiation Therapists in developing countries of the Asia-Pacific. There is an ongoing need to send qualified physicists for this purpose to Cambodia, Myanmar, Nepal, PNG and Vietnam to help improve the quality of radiotherapy treatment. Physicists in these countries require training in the use of modern technology and treatment techniques to ensure accurate and safe treatment to people suffering from cancer.

Cairns Couch Ltd (AU, 20123878026) Browse events

With the opening of the Liz Plummer Cancer Care Centre providing radiation and medical oncology treatment facilities for cancer patients, COUCH’s focus has now turned to post treatment care and to provide Cairns with a broader concept of wellness and a more holistic approach to health care. Land at 100-114 Reservoir Road, Manoora has been donated by the Woodward Family. The main objective is to build a Cancer Health & Wellness Centre that will be available to all cancer sufferers and their carers. The centre will provide many therapies designed to help with the recovery of the mind, body and soul. There is room and scope to build accommodation and ancillary services to compliment the Wellness Centre.

Retina Australia (WA) (AU, 34599171218) Browse events

Retina Australia (WA) raises funds for research into finding a cure for inherited eye diseases causing blindness. All the funds raised are spent on research into eye diseases caused by faulty genes. These diseases include Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) and Macular Degeneration (MD).

Cancer Support WA (AU, 16776691650) Browse events

Cancer Support WA is an unrivalled Western Australian organisation that offers broad and comprehensive support to patients and their families at every stage of the cancer journey, from diagnosis to healing and recovery. We rely on donations to deliver these free services including Australia’s only 24 hour Cancer Support Phone.

Scleroderma Australia Inc. (AU, 27563622862) Browse events

Scleroderma is a little known disease with no known cause and no cure. Scleroderma Australia is a non profit organisation run by volunteers to support those with Scleroderma, their family and friends. We aim to promote community awareness of Scleroderma and to encourage and support research into Sclerdoerma.

LISA FAHEY FOUNDATION INCORPORATED (AU, 92215225052) Browse events

The Lisa Fahey Foundation is a South Australian charitable foundation which supports families suffering financial hardship who have a parent (primary carer) receiving treatment for cancer at either the Royal Adelaide Hospital or the Flinders Medical Centre. Families are provided with financial assistance for overdue accounts for essentials such as power, water, phone, gas etc.

FRAXA Research Foundation (AU, 043222167) Browse events

Fragile X is the leading inherited cause of intellectual disabilities and the most common known cause of autism. Although Fragile X is virtually unknown among the general public, it affects about 1 in 4000 boys and 1 in 6000 girls worldwide. Approximately 1 in 260 women and 1 in 800 men are carriers. Fragile X can cause symptoms including extreme anxiety, hyperactivity, autism, and seizures. Remarkably, all these symptoms are caused by one missing protein which is vital for normal brain development. Prospects for treatments and a cure are excellent: if this protein could be replaced, or if a drug were found which could compensate for its absence, it would be possible to treat the disorder. FRAXA Research Foundation has funded over $24,000,000 in biomedical research, yielding discoveries which can change the lives of all families struggling with Fragile X. Donations received help support research teams around the world who are tackling this challenge.

MS Queensland (AU, 56731473412) Browse events

MS Queensland (Multiple Sclerosis Society of Queensland) is a non-profit organisation that provides accurate, up-to-date information about multiple sclerosis, and helps raise funds for MS research. We also provide professional healthcare services to reduce the impact of the disease on those diagnosed, their family and carers. We aim to help find the cause and cure for MS, as well as provide accurate and timely information from leading MS researchers and clinicians for people with MS, their family, friends, and healthcare providers. For more information, please visit www.msqld.org

Neuroscience Research Australia (AU, 57008429961) Browse events

NeuRA is changing the face of research into neurological diseases. It is recognised for its exceptional research in Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, spinal and child injury, Motor Neurone Disease, stroke, falls, autism, sleep apnoea and chronic pain.

Spinal muscular Atrophy Association of Australia (AU, 82885991569) Browse events

The SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA INC. is committed to providing support to families and sufferers of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). This genetic disease is the most severe form of degenerative motor neuron disease, where muscle weakness is prevalent and dexterity compromised. SMA Type 1 is where the symptoms occur in early infancy. Life expectancy can be under three years. Type 2 and 3 sufferers are likely to be diagnosed after the age of one year. Those children may grow to adulthood but will be unable to walk, or use muscles effectively.

Cure4CF Foundation Limited (AU, 71136956137) Browse events

A research team in Adelaide has discovered a potential cure for cystic fibrosis (CF) airway disease. The research being undertaken is both innovative and cutting edge, having already delivered a number of world first outcomes. The team has shown their gene transfer approach works in animal models and are now scaling up their work and modifying techniques to make them suitable for use in future human clinical trials. Cure4CF, along with expert research institutes such as the USA Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and the UK CF Trust, believe that gene therapy has the potential of curing cystic fibrosis because it addresses the cause of the disease (the faulty cystic fibrosis gene) and not merely the symptoms. The technique being developed by the Adelaide CF Gene Therapy Research Group has the potential to cure, or at minimum provide a long-lasting and effective treatment for cystic fibrosis airway disease, transforming the lives of the 3,000 people living with cystic fibrosis in Australia and more than 70,000 worldwide. The Cure4CF Foundation was established to support and help fast-track the gene therapy research to the stage of clinical trials in CF patients.

Macquarie University (AU, 90952801237) Browse events

Macquarie University is committed to excellence in research, teaching, and global citizenship. All donations are greatly appreciated and will be directed to the purpose you specify. Funds raised will help to: • Support vital programs, such as the Centre for Emotional Health's program to help children and adolescents achieve life long emotional health. • Help establish new scholarships, strengthen research programs and upgrade facilities. • Support outstanding medical research as well as research into many other important fields. • Help support the next generation of scholars, the leaders of tomorrow.

Westmead Medical Research Foundation (AU, 89050329925) Browse events

Westmead Medical Research Foundation believes everyone who is sick deserves access to the best possible treatment and care. We help make this possible by raising funds that enable our 400 researchers at Westmead Millennium Institute to continually push the boundaries of medical innovation, while also broadening the scope and reach of the treatments our 8,000 doctors and nurses can provide to the 1 million patients they care for at Westmead Hospital every year. Through our ‘My Westmead’ program, we reach out to the community to raise funds for urgently needed medical equipment and services, supporting the unique link between research and care on the Westmead campus. My Westmead draws the community together to celebrate the world class medical research and above and beyond compassionate care happening right here at Westmead. We have good reason to be proud of the incredible staff and outcomes happening here, impacting not only the 1.85million residents of Western Sydney with care, but beyond with research.

Movember Foundation (AU, 48894537905) Browse events

The Movember Foundation is the leading global organisation committed to changing the face of men’s health. Funds raised by the Movember community have been invested in over 800 year round programs in 21 countries. This work is saving and improving the lives of men affected by prostate cancer, testicular cancer and mental health problems. The Movember Foundation challenges men to grow moustaches during Movember (formerly known as November), to spark conversation and raise vital funds for its men’s health programs. To date, 4 million moustaches have been grown worldwide, but we won't stop growing as long as serious men’s health issues exist. For more information visit www.movember.com

The Australian Liver Foundation (AU, 72096999754) Browse events

The Australian Liver Foundation was established in response to the increasing need for more research into diseases of the liver and bile duct. It provides education for those 6 million Australians affected. The Foundation fosters collaboration amongst research institutions, universities and hospitals, to help find solutions to these devastating diseases.

Can Assist - Cancer Assistance Network (AU, 76000412715) Browse events

Can Assist provides financial assistance, accommodation and home-based support to people in country NSW affected by cancer. Our vision is that every country community, family and individual should have equitable access to cancer care and support services. We provide our services to bridge the gap between city and country cancer patients, giving people with cancer in rural, regional and non-metropolitan areas in NSW the opportunity to have fair and equitable access to cancer care and support services. Cancer does not discriminate. The impact it has on the patient and their loved ones is significant beyond words. Country cancer patients are faced with an even bigger hurdle in their cancer journey: distance and access to services. Through the hard work and dedication of our volunteers across NSW and the generosity of individuals and communities, Can Assist is able to make a real difference to country families affected by cancer. Your donation ensures that we turn no-one away who needs our help! Thank you for your support!

Children's Leukaemia & Cancer Research Foundation (Inc) (AU, 42030465053) Browse events

The Children's Leukaemia & Cancer Research Foundation (Inc) is a charity based in Western Australia. Our aims are to raise funds to promote medical research into childhood cancers and to encourage and advance investigation into the cause, prevention and diagnosis and treatment of these illnesses.

Intensive Care Foundation (AU, 80130947581) Browse events

The Intensive Care Foundation is dedicated to improving the care of those who need it most in our community, the critically ill. More than 165,000 people - including 10,000 children - are treated in intensive care in any one year.This means that 18 people every hour of every day, 365 days a year are hoping for a miracle. There is no one reason as to who ends up in intensive care; road accidents, heart attacks, strokes, pneumonia, asthma and burns are just some of the reasons. So anyone of us, at anytime can find ourselves in intensive care. At the Intensive Care Foundation we fund vital clinical intensive care research, because we understand that funding research is the best and most effective way to improve the care and treatment of critically ill patients across Australia and New Zealand. With your help we can continue to fund world-class research that saves lives every day. The next life saved may be yours...

FSHD Global Research Foundation (AU, 79128037614) Browse events

FSHD Global Research Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to finding a treatment and cure for FSHD (Facioscapulohumeral Dystrophy), one of the most common forms of muscular dystrophy. It is a misunderstood disease which causes irreversible weakness and wasting of the muscles in the body. The Foundation has successfully implemented seventeen international FSHD scientific research projects since its establishment in 2007 and has funded breakthrough research which has achieved significant results. In 2013, the Foundation funded a further five research projects, thanks to the ongoing support and donations from our community. Our mission is to increase the rate of global research into FSHD as well as to encourage significant global fundraising to continually support these research projects. Visit our website for more information about the Foundation, current research projects and how you can get involved http://www.fshdglobal.org.

The Cure Starts Now Inc (AU, 49228421357) Browse events

Referred to as "The Deadliest Cancer Known To Man", paediatric Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) has the highest mortality rate of all illnesses. The Cure Starts Now Inc desperately strives to revolutionize treatments for ALL cancers, via defeating a vile brain illness that has baffled science for decades. There is no more deserving cause...

The trustee for Stillbirth Foundation Australia Trust (AU, 35823795120) Browse events

Osteoporosis Australia (AU, 45098570515) Browse events

Osteoporosis currently affects over 1 million people, with an additional 6 million affected by low bone density. Osteoporosis Australia is the premier body in the bone care arena, and aims to improve prevention and management strategies for those who already have the disease. Healthy Bones Australia is a new initiative which aims to encourage Australians to look after their bones by educating them on how calcium + weight-bearing exercise + sunshine builds strong and healthy bones for life. Together, we can reduce the prevalence of the disease, prevent fractures, and improve bone health. Your donation will support awareness and education programs, as well as helping to fund valuable medical research.

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) (AU, 40002286553) Browse events

The mission of JDRF is to find a cure for type 1 diabetes and its complications through the support of research. JDRF is the largest non-government funder of type 1 diabetes research in the world.

Rotary International - Geelong and District (AU, 46630698183) Browse events

Rotarians of District 9780, like their counterparts throughout the world, have been committed to the eradication of polio since 1985. Ride the Bellarine project will raise much needed funding to finally see the END of POLIO.

Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF) (AU, Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF) - N/A) Browse events

The Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF) is a cancer charity, dedicated to finding the cures for cancer by funding world-class cancer research in Australia.   Our foundation is committed to speeding up discoveries for this devastating disease which affects approximately one in two Australians.   Established in 1984, the Australian Cancer Research Foundation has become a leading cancer charity in Australia, providing more than $100 million in cancer research grants to world-class Australian research initiatives.    We are able to ensure that only the most promising cancer research initiatives in Australia receive our funding, thanks to our esteemed Medical Research Advisory Committee. Our MRAC is comprised of some of Australia’s most respected cancer scientists (including Professor Ian Frazer AC, co-creator of the cervical cancer vaccine) and it assesses each application for ACRF funding on its potential to make break-through progress in cancer treatment, diagnosis, prevention and/or cure.