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Wishing our friends at the Prader-Willi Syndrome Association Victoria the very best of luck for their 15 for 15 Challenge running 17 – 31 May. The self-challenge is named ‘15 for 15’ as Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) affects Chromosome 15.  Funds raised through the challenge will help support the work we do at Monash Health. PWS

The Monash Health Foundation is extremely grateful to major supporter Richard Lim and the Cambodian community for the substantial funds raised at the recent Flower Ceremony. Watch Nine News Melbourne coverage of the Flower Ceremony > Video via @9NewsMelb’s Twitter account.

The Moose Imagination Tree is a world-class interactive space imagined by The Walt Disney Company, built by Moose Toys. The tree was officially opened by The Hon Martin Foley MP, Victorian Minister for Health on 23 April 2021. The tree has been a labour of love since 2014, creatively imagined and nurtured by The Walt

Each year, Monash Health cares for a large number of children with eating disorders. A new community appeal, run by the Monash Health Foundation, is raising funds to help create a specialist mental health service for adolescents with eating disorders. Professor David Clarke, Program Director of Mental Health explains: “There has been growing demand for

Last weekend (5-6 December) the Urology team rode a virtual 1000km and raised $153,000 for prostate cancer patient care. The inaugural ‘Pump the Pedals for Prostate Cancer’ was held at Casey Hospital, raising funds for new ultrasound prostate biopsy equipment and to extend the prostate cancer nursing program. Monash Health Chief Executive Andrew Stripp helped

Patrick Tessier, one of our strongest and most committed supporters of Monash Children’s Hospital, was presented with his Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) last week. Ron Fairchild, Director of the Monash Health Foundation said that Patrick has made a significant difference to patient care in the MCH Cancer Centre by contributing more than

The Dandelion Wishes Celebration at Home was held last Saturday night (21 November) and raised more than $329,000 towards equipment for the new Children’s Emergency Department. With the June 2020 Dandelion Wishes Gala unable to be held due to COVID-19, the Gala team decided to take the evening of fun, performances, patient stories and fundraising