C$2.5 billion (about US$1.8 billion) to heal the future: SickKids launches the largest children's-health campaign ever

Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children — SickKids, founded in 1875 and named the world's best children's centre by Newsweek and Statista for a second straight year — has launched the largest fundraising campaign in paediatric health care history. 'Heal the Future' aims to raise C$2.5 billion (about US$1.8 billion) for its Precision Child Health vision: care tailored to each child's genetics and environment, organised around three promises — diagnose faster, treat smarter, predict better. This is no cold start: C$1.03 billion (about US$735 million) has already been committed since the quiet phase began in April 2023, including 134 donors who gave C$1 million or more. The public launch was marked with an immersive theatre piece, 'I See You,' honouring the children the hospital serves.

SDG 3 · Good health and well-being — Mechanism: funding & finance