The need for rapid upskilling of Canada’s frontline health care professionals in palliative care is more important than ever. With an aging demographic and the onset of the pandemic, it is vital that our frontline health care professionals (physicians, nurses, pharmacists, paramedics, social workers,... Read More
Following on the successful “Love Can Help” Medical Assistance Programme in 2019, the Li Ka Shing Foundation (“LKSF”) announced today an additional HK$101 million in support of services for the citizens of Hong Kong. Read More
(11 March 2019 – Hong Kong) The Cardiology Centre of Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital has introduced a three-year “Transcatheter Cardiovascular Interventions Subsidy Scheme” with the generous donation of HK$10 million from the Li Ka Shing Foundation (LKSF) to provide financial assistance... Read More
The Foundation has made a contribution of A$4.5 million (HK$25 million) to the University of Sydney to support Australia’s first clinical trial testing CAR T-cell immunotherapy in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer. The trial, conducted by the new Li Ka Shing Cell and Gene Initiative, is led... Read More
(Hong Kong, 19 August 2018) Through its vast network of 43 public hospitals and institutions, 48 specialist out-patient clinics and 73 general out-patient clinics, the Hospital Authority (HA) manages and provides a comprehensive range of public hospital services for the citizens in Hong Kong. In 2017/2018,... Read More
The Heart of Gold Nationwide Hospice Service Program initiated by Mr. Li Ka-shing has received RMB 680 million in aggregate funding as of June 2018. With annual contributions of over RMB 52 million, the Program supports more than 30 hospices in public hospitals across 27 provinces (including autonomous... Read More
(18 September 2017, Hong Kong) The Li Ka Shing Foundation will donate US$3 million (HK$23 million) to a team of University of Melbourne researchers, based at the the University of Melbourne Centre for Cancer Research (UMCCR), working to turn cancer into a manageable chronic disease. The donation, which... Read More
The Big Data Institute, phase two of the Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Information and Discovery at Oxford University, was officially unveiled on Tuesday, May 16. The ceremony was attended by the Rt Hon Philip Hammond, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Chris Patten, Chancellor of Oxford University, and... Read More
(Hong Kong, 15 December 2014) The 7th Annual Palliative Care Symposium for Health Care Workers in Chinese Population, jointly organised by the Faculty of Medicine of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK); Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine of The University of Hong Kong (HKU), The Hong Kong College... Read More
To promote a positive attitude towards death and dying and to increase public awareness of hospice and palliative care, the 21st Hong Kong International Cancer Congress Hospice & Palliative Social Work Satellite Symposium “The Art of Palliative Social Work – Research, Practice and Beyond... Read More
(May 27, 2014, Wuhan) There are an estimated 85 million people with disabilities in Mainland China. Along with their family members of over 200 million, they comprise 20% of China’s population. Two-thirds of these families live in rural areas that lack proper support resources. The Li Ka Shing Foundation... Read More
Mr Li Ka-shing’s Open letter to Everyone Serving the “Heart of Gold” Hospice Service Programme (Hong Kong, 28 April 2014) Cancer takes away over 10,000 lives in Hong Kong each year. Facing death and enduring pain, many cancer patients are overpowered by the emotional stress and pain induced by... Read More