Medical Philanthropy

Of course, healthcare has its supporters, who want to donation their time, energy, and resources for raising awareness for different diseases, cures, and causes. Awareness can lead to increased donations, which leads to increased research funding, leading to a cure or bettering someone’s life.

Cause: Skin cancer, or an abnormal growth of skin cells, is a common form of cancer in the United States.

Philanthropic organization: Children’s Crisis Treatment Center, an organization committed to providing health services to Philadelphia’s neediest children and their families.

Notable figures involved: Dr. Harold F. Farber MD, a Philadelphia/Main Line dermatologist, donated a complimentary office visit, skin cancer screening, and microdermabrasion for the Children’s Crisis Treatment Center’s Roundup silent auction. Dr. Harold F. Farber MD’s contribution helped the Children’s Crisis Treatment Center raise over $235,000 towards its programs and services.

Cause: Cancer research and other medical conditions receive generous support from many people.

Philanthropic organization(s): The Cancer Research and Treatment Fund, the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, National Nephrology Foundation, Hospital for Joint Diseases, and New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center

Cause: Nanotechnology Applications to Medicine, such as productive nanosystems , which make atomically precise structures, components, and devices under programmable control.

Philanthropic organization(s): Foresight Nanotech Institute is a think tank and public interest organization based in Menlo Park, California.

Notable figures involved: Ted Waitt founded the Waitt Foundation which has partnered with Battelle and Foresight Nanotech Institute. The partnership will identify the gap between basic nanostructured materials and the potential of productive nanosystems . Ted Waitt has also founded the Waitt Institute .

Cause: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, or SARS, which spread from southern China into Hong Kong in the early spring of 2003.

Philanthropic organization: Chairman Richard Li leads Pacific Century Cyberworks, or PCCW, a telecommunications conglomerate based in Hong Kong. PCCW provided Hong Kong with direct aid and funds during the SARS outbreak, including special communications centers, quarantine camps, and free phone services.

Notable figures involved: Richard Li serves as the chairman of Pacific Century Cyberworks, stating in the annual report, “I wish to thank PCCW’s people for their contribution to Hong Kong’s fight against SARS. Our people served the community through the company’s efforts to ease social and economic hardships – and many gave up their free time to work as volunteers.”