WIF in the Community
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Women in Finance Qld has chosen to support in 2010 the Leukaemia Foundation of Queensland.
About the Leukaemia Foundation of Queensland...
The Leukaemia Foundation of Queensland was established in Queensland in 1975, the Leukaemia Foundation is the only national organisation dedicated to the care and cure of patients and families living with leukaemias, lymphomas, myeloma and related blood disorders. The disorders include myelodysplastic syndromes, myeloproliferate disorders (PRV, ET, MF), waldenstroms, amyloidosis and aplastic anaemia.
How the Leukaemia Foundation of Queensland changes lives …
The Leukaemia's Mission is to Care and its Vision is to Cure
Mission to Care: The Foundation provides personalised care and support to
patients, families and carers living in all metropolitan, regional and rural areas
across Australia. Support may be provided over the phone or face to face at
home, hospital or at the Foundation’s accommodation centres depending on
individual needs.
The Foundation’s free support services includes information, resources, education
and support programs, transportation to and from hospital, a ‘home-away-from-
home’ in the Foundation’s fully furnished accommodation close to major
hospitals, practical assistance and emotional support.
Vision to Cure: The Leukaemia Foundation funds cutting edge research into better
treatments and cures through its National Research Program, dedicating $3.5
million to research in 2008/09.
For more information on the Leukaemia Foundation's Mission and Vision please visit their website (localised to Queensland).
*Information sourced from the Leukaemia Foundation wesbite (http://www.leukaemia.org.au/web/aboutus/whoweare.php) and Fact Sheet last updated October 2008.
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