Medical Research

One of the major challenges for medical researchers is obtaining ongoing financial support for important work that is often expensive and time consuming.

Science and technology are advancing at an ever-increasing rate. New medical knowledge and expertise are improving life expectancy, easing pain and suffering, and reducing or even eliminating disability, illness and disease. By giving, you can help ensure the continuation of critical projects that will improve the quality of life for all Australians.

There are many ways that you can help.

Giving to specific areas of need in medical research

As with giving in health-related areas, your desire to support medical research may be the result of something you or a loved one has experienced. Another approach is to identify a particular field such as research into rare genetic conditions, or the development of complex medical procedures such as skin-grafting or organ transplants. In Western Australia, key areas of need in medical research include

• cardiovascular
• kidney
• mental health
• cancer including leukaemia, breast cancer and skin cancer
• diabetes
• neurosurgery
• disabilities such as cerebral palsy and autism
• neurological conditions such as stroke and epilepsy
• arthritis
• pre-natal and neo-natal health
• child health
• aged care
• degenerative conditions such as motor neurone disease, multiple sclerosis and cystic fibrosis

Giving to emerging areas of medical research

The Australian Government has identified several emerging areas of medical research. Your involvement in giving to one or more of these areas could allow researchers to discover new treatments, identify causes of disease or disability, and improve health and wellness for generations to come. Examples of emerging areas of medical research are

• bioinformatics
• genomics
• biomedical imaging
• microscopy

Infrastructure and research organisations

You may wish to support a specific organisation or group that is dedicated to medical research or give towards the establishment of infrastructure that will allow research to take place in state-of-the-art facilities. For example, you could give to a

• university or learning institution
• hospital that is undertaking specific medical research
• foundation that supports current or new research areas