The Canadian Foundation for Infectious Diseases

Solutions : Once believed to be almost eliminated as a public health risk, infectious diseases are now the leading cause of death worldwide. We need to implement solutions to protect ourselves from infectious diseases.


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Infectious diseases kill millions of people every year. New infectious diseases are emerging and illnesses from the past are reemerging. Many existing antibiotics are becoming ineffective while development of new antibiotics is decreasing. Health care costs are staggering.

We are constantly challenged to find new and effective ways to outsmart the organisms causing infectious diseases. The Canadian Foundation for Infectious Diseases is taking responsibility to protect the health of Canadians and people worldwide.

There is a pressing need to introduce strategies that reduce the risk of developing and succumbing to infectious diseases. You can be part of the solution. Meet the people and companies who support our Foundation and learn how you can get involved.

Astellas USA Foundation provided a generous and unrestricted grant during 2011 to help establish the "CFID Brand" by overhauling our current website, to develop an online donation capability that supports CFID research and educational programs, and to become the "one-stop shopping" gateway for Canadian infectious disease and medical microbiology databases.

Pfizer Canada provided a generous and unrestricted grant during 2012 to help CFID establish an annual Pfizer-CFID Lecture to be delivered at the AMMI/CACMID meeting, and to develop a "one-stop shopping" website with access to current databases on infectious diseases specific to the Canadian healthcare setting.

Pulsus Canada provided valuable expertise and accounting assistance to the CFID Board over the past 4 years, and made generous donations in response to the current drive by the CFID Board to raise operating funds in support of its awards programs.