{"id":544,"date":"2024-12-02T18:26:48","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T10:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/p15.projs.ifdemo.com\/viva\/?page_id=544"},"modified":"2026-05-13T14:05:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T06:05:52","slug":"mission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/p15.projs.ifdemo.com\/viva\/about-viva\/mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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<\/i><\/a><\/i><\/span>About VIVA<\/a><\/i><\/span>Mission<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t
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ABOUT VIVA<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Saving lives of children with cancer through excellence in medical care, research, and education.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOnce upon a time, a boy with cancer almost ran out of time, but his doctors cured him and gave him a new lease of life.<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVIVA Foundation was established in 2006 in Singapore to celebrate this gift of life and to ensure more children like him will have the same opportunities to live.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAmong the many illnesses and problems in the world, childhood cancer may not get the most of funds, focus and facilities. VIVA Foundation fights to put this on the agenda of institutions, by catalysing research, building state-of the-art facilities, supporting doctors and training nurses.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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VIVA Foundation believes by doing so, it will change the way childhood cancers are being diagnosed and treated throughout the region, starting with Singapore.<\/strong> Ultimately, this will ensure more children with cancer, regardless of geography, will have a higher chance of full recovery to live out the full potential of their lives.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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VIVA Foundation believes by doing so, it will change the way childhood cancers are being diagnosed and treated throughout the region, starting with Singapore.<\/strong> Ultimately, this will ensure more children with cancer, regardless of geography, will have a higher chance of full recovery to live out the full potential of their lives.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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With your help, we can change the future of children with cancer. And when we do that, we will be able to change his-story and her-story, because fairy-tale-like \u201chappily-ever-afters\u201d can be a reality.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The End<\/span> The Beginning!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHillary Clinton once said \u201cto raise a happy, healthy and hopeful child, it takes more than a family\u2026 it takes a village.\u201d<\/strong>\n\nIn our situation, it takes more than a village – it takes a galaxy, a galaxy made up of stars like you…\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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  • Opened VIVA Research Lab\u00a0 <\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t
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    • Opened VIVA Research Lab\u00a0 <\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t
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      • Launched VIVA Cell and Gene Therapy Academy <\/span><\/li>
      • Established Sydney Brenner\u2013VIVA Fellowships<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t
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        • Launched VIVA Cell and Gene Therapy Academy <\/span><\/li>
        • Established Sydney Brenner\u2013VIVA Fellowships<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t
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          • Launched VIVA Family Educational Day<\/span><\/li>
          • Appointed custodian of Dr Sydney Brenner\u2019s Nobel Prize Medal for 30 Years<\/span><\/li>
          • Established partnership with VIVA Indonesia<\/span><\/li>
          • Supported launch of the George & Jennifer Yeo Professorship in Paediatric Oncology at NUS<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t
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            • Launched VIVA Family Educational Day<\/span><\/li>
            • Appointed custodian of Dr Sydney Brenner\u2019s Nobel Prize Medal for 30 Years<\/span><\/li>
            • Established partnership with VIVA Indonesia<\/span><\/li>
            • Supported launch of the George & Jennifer Yeo Professorship in Paediatric Oncology at NUS<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t
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              • Launched VIVA Survivorship Programme<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t
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                • Launched VIVA Survivorship Programme<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t
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                  • Launched VIVA\u2013NUS CenTRAL<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t
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                    • Launched VIVA\u2013NUS CenTRAL<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t
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                      • Signed MOU with KKH<\/span><\/li>
                      • Launched VIVA\u2013KKH Paediatric Brain & Solid Tumour Programme<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t
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                        • Signed MOU with KKH<\/span><\/li>
                        • Launched VIVA\u2013KKH Paediatric Brain & Solid Tumour Programme<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t
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                              • Supported establishment of Mrs Lee Kong Chian Chair in Advanced Cellular Therapy at NUS and NUH<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t
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                                • Opened VIVA Hub at Novena Specialist Centre<\/span><\/li>
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                                      • Opened VIVA-University Children\u2019s Cancer Centre (VUC\u00b3) at NUH<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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                                        • Opened VIVA-University Children\u2019s Cancer Centre (VUC\u00b3) at NUH<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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                                          • Launched VIVA-Goh Paediatric Oncology Programme<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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                                            • Launched VIVA-Goh Paediatric Oncology Programme<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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                                              • Launched inaugural
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                                                • Launched inaugural
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                                                  • VIVA Foundation for Children with Cancer founded <\/span><\/p><\/li>

                                                  • Signed MOU with St. Jude, NUS and NUH<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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                                                    • VIVA Foundation for Children with Cancer founded <\/span><\/p><\/li>

                                                    • Signed MOU with St. Jude, NUS and NUH<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t

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