News release from the British Lung Foundation World-first clinical trial to test personalised treatments for aggressive form of lung cancer The first-ever trial into delivering personalised treatment for mesothelioma, an aggressive form of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos, opened at the HOPE Clinical Trials Facility at Leicester’s Hospitals today (Tuesday 29 January). Funded by […]
29/01/2019
The Victor Dahdaleh Foundation has donated a further £15,000 to the England Squash Foundation (ESF) to support a Squash & Education project, continuing its support into a third academic year. The programme is currently centred on providing pupils from the Anglo-European School Ingatestone (AES) with a range of squash coaching as well as additional instruction […]
24/10/2018The Victor Dahdaleh Foundation and the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research (located at York University in Toronto) were core sponsors of the Global Progress 2018 Summit. It was hosted by Canada 2020 from September 21 to 23 at the Ritz Carlton in Montreal, Canada, gathering together progressive think-tanks, initiatives, institutions, movements and leaders from […]
02/10/2018TORONTO, ON, September 13, 2018 – At a time when there are increasing attacks on humanitarian sites, pandemics and an unprecedented number of refugees globally, humanitarian and global health organizations continue to face challenges in providing and responsibly allocating resources for assistance. On September 18, 2018 at 7 p.m., special guest lecturer International President of Médecins […]
14/09/2018The Dahdaleh Foundation is proud to be the Principal Sponsor of the Canada Gallery, in Canada House on Trafalgar Square, which currently features this special Group of Seven Guitar Project. The exhibition is focused on seven guitars commissioned by the McMichael Canadian Art Collection (Kleinburg, Ontario). The individual guitars take their inspiration from a member […]
31/07/2018The Dahdaleh Foundation is proud to announce a five year extension of its principal sponsorship of the Canada Gallery, housed in the High Commission of Canada on Trafalgar Square. The renewed sponsorship builds on an initial commitment by the Foundation, chaired by Victor Phillip Dahdaleh, which began on completion of the 2015 refurbishment of Canada […]
26/06/2018The past six months has been a busy period for The Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research. A world-renowned team is being assembled to support the Institutes’ core objectives to provide leadership and innovation in improving global health. Spearheading the Institute is Dr. James Orbinski, OC, OOnt, MSc who has been named inaugural Director. Dr. Orbinski is a physician, […]
15/05/2018The Victor Dahdaleh Foundation is delighted to be providing funding support to the new The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government at St. Francis Xavier University (StFX), dedicated to the study of government, Canada-U.S. relations, and global affairs for undergraduate students. Specifically, The Foundation has donated C$1.5 million to fund the Victor Dahdaleh Chair in Democracy […]
23/04/2018For the modern philanthropist, making a lasting difference means more than simply making large donations. Victor Dahdaleh writes for Civil Society on the growing role of private foundations in bringing together a range of stakeholders and acting as catalysts for additional funding – including matching by government. For the full article, see here.
16/08/2017