The 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, […]
15/05/2018
The 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.
16/08/2017It is a special year for my country. In this month 150 years ago, the nation that brought us the light bulb, insulin, the walkie-talkie, Donald Sutherland and peanut butter, was formed. In July 1867, the British North America Act merged four former British colonies into a single new country: Canada. Since then, the two […]
25/07/2017Victor Dahdaleh With so much uncertainty in the global economy today, giving young people every extra chance to succeed is more important than ever before. I believe passionately that the best and most hardworking students should have the opportunity to pursue higher education regardless of their life circumstances. This is where scholarship programmes can change […]
02/02/2017One of the world’s rarest cancers, this deadly disease does not garner a great deal of attention despite there being over 5,400 sufferers in the UK alone. The cancer develops in the lining, the ‘mesothelium’, which covers some of the body’s most vital organs in the chest or abdomen. Most cases affect the lungs (pleural […]
08/12/2016The Victor Dahdaleh Foundation has this week made a £5million donation to the British Lung Foundation to fund vital research into mesothelioma.
02/11/2016The Victor Dahdaleh Foundation – the charitable organisation of philanthropist Victor Dahdaleh – has announced a major donation to McGill University.
28/06/2016Billionaire Canadian business leader and philanthropist Victor Dahdaleh attended the recent annual convocation ceremony at York University, Canada.
20/06/2016