Membership drive

Press, 20 November 1989, Page 35

Membership drive

The Canterbury Medical Research Foundation was established in 1960.

It is the major local funding body for medical research.

Its aims are to finance and promote medical research in Canterbury. It does this by providing financial assistance for research, the provision of research facilities and the publicising of research’ needs in Canterbury.

important research is being done in Canterbury. More members are needed for the foundation because:

e All citizens of Canterbury need to participate fully in their health care. Joining is a way to ensure leading doctors and medical researchers remain in the region. • The Canterbury Medical Research Foundation supports the Canterbury Area Health Board’s mission — "Towards a healthy Canterbury; for

and with the people” — and the primary goal of the School of Medicine — “To Foster Excellence in Health Care.” • Canterbury medical and health research directly influences standards of health care in the community. • Subscriptions, gifts and legacies and money raised through foundation

activities will be used in Canterbury. • Financial resources to support research attract the best professional staff. • Last year the Canterbury Medical Research Foundation was the most important funding agency in medical research in Canterbury. , .