Australia is donating $5 million to the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute for child health
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The Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) in Australia will receive $5 million in government funding to launch a pioneering research team on child health.
The grant was announced at MCRI’s 40th anniversary exhibition in Melbourne on Saturday night.
“For 40 years, MCRI has been a world leader in child health research,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told guests of the show, which was attended by 300 of Australia’s most respected medical professionals, political leaders, philanthropists and sports stars.
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“My government is proud to partner with MCRI, so our world-leading researchers have the best possible opportunity to support healthy child health for Australians now and into the future.”
$5 million will directly support medical research aimed at preventing many childhood conditions, including obesity, heart disease, mental health problems and disabilities.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks at the MCRI event. (Penny Stephens/Murdoch Children’s Research Institute)
Also announced at the show, a lead donation from Sarah and Lachlan Murdoch will launch the Horizon Fund – MCRI’s permanent endowment aimed at funding long-term child health research and future medical breakthroughs.
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The goal is for the fund to raise between $50 million and $100 million in its first year and reach $200 million within five years.
The fund is designed to fund the immediate priorities of researchers while securing long-term funding for future medical breakthroughs in children’s health.
Pictured above, Sarah Murdoch (MCRI co-chair); Jodie Haydon (Albanese Prime Minister’s wife); Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese; Kathryn North (MCRI director); and Patrick Houlihan (MCRI chairman). (Christopher Hopkins/Murdoch Children’s Research Institute)
In 2020, the Murdochs are donating $5 million to establish permanent partnerships that support leading researchers in fields including stem cell technology and genomic precision medicine.
Founded in 1986 by philanthropist and child health advocate Dame Elisabeth Murdoch and pediatrician and genetics pioneer Professor David Danks, MCRI has 1,800 scientists, researchers and clinicians.
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“Dame Elisabeth’s leadership, and her ethos, formed both the direction and ethos of the Center that it would become – so that all children can live healthy and fulfilled lives,” said Sarah Murdoch, granddaughter of Dame Elisabeth Murdoch and MCRI’s global ambassador and co-chair of the board.
“Behind every success there is a child – a family looking for answers.”
“Through the generosity of an amazing group of founding donors alongside the Murdoch family – Sir Jack Brockhoff, the Miller family, and The Scobie and Claire Mackinnon Trust – the foundations were laid for a Center designed to bring our brightest minds to life, to help all children, not only then, but for generations to come,” Ms Murdoch added.
“I see it is possible when foresight, science, dedication, cooperation and generosity from the heart come together,” he emphasized.
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“Because behind every development there is a child – a family looking for answers. The future changed because of the dedication of many.”
MCRI Director Kathryn North expressed gratitude to the prime minister for the $5 million grant.
“From the beginning, MCRI has been guided by a simple but powerful purpose: to give all children the opportunity to live a healthy and fulfilling life,” said the director of MCRI. (MCRI)
“From the beginning, MCRI has been guided by a simple but powerful purpose: to give all children the opportunity to live a healthy and fulfilling life,” said North.
“It reflects the belief that good health is the foundation of a full life, and that opportunity should not be limited by circumstances.”
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Professor North noted that the Center is focused on developing methods to treat previously incurable diseases.
“We are using the power of stem cell technologies to grow heart scars, small functioning kidneys, blood and immune cells … to better understand diseases, and to develop regenerative therapies using the patient’s stem cells to replace organ transplants and the risk of rejection,” he said.
The Centre’s next challenge is dealing with chronic conditions such as asthma, obesity, allergies and mental health conditions that can persist for decades. (Stock)
The Center’s next challenge, North said, is to address chronic conditions such as asthma, obesity, allergies and mental health conditions that can persist for decades.
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“These are major issues that will require major and ongoing support,” he said. “Through our work around the world, we help communities raise their expectations to deliver and receive the kind of health care we take for granted.”
“Our ambition now is to translate these partnerships into human-scale solutions that improve the lives of millions of children around the world,” said North. “This is not just the next chapter for MCRI – it’s a mission to shape the future of children’s lives.”
