Public Health and Chronic Disease Program: Channel 9 Brisbane Telethon 2024

Overview

The purpose of the grant opportunity is to provide funding to the Trustee for Mater Foundation through the Channel Nine Brisbane Telethon 2024 to support the health and wellbeing of sick and premature babies in Queensland. The Channel Nine Brisbane Telethon will be held on 6 April 2024 and will raise funds to support Mater Little Miracles. Funds raised will support medical research, medical equipment and specialist care for very ill or premature babies at the Mater Mothers’ Hospitals’ Neonatal Critical Care Unit in South Brisbane.  The grant opportunity contributes to the achievement of Program 1.5- Preventive Health and Chronic Disease Support, Public Health and Chronic Disease Program.  The objectives of the grant are to: fund medical research into new treatments for sick and premature babies. support the provision of specialist care and equipment for very ill and premature babies through the Mater Mothers’ Hospitals’ Neonatal Critical Care Unit. reduce the number of lifelong and life-limiting disabilities that can develop due to pre-term births. improve children’s health and wellbeing outcomes in Queensland. To view the grant opportunity documents, please select the red "Grant Opportunity Documents" button on the left-hand side.