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$2 million donation from Dr. Margaret Oulton will transform women+ health research at the IWK

Dr. Margaret Oulton (seated), (Back L-R) Jennifer Gillivan, President & CEO, IWK Foundation; Charlie Livingstone, former patient; Dr. Justine Dol, inaugural Dr. Margaret Oulton Accelerate…

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IWK Foundation announces $500,000 community investment from Scotiabank to fund financial and food insecurity initiatives for families at IWK Health

Halifax, N.S. (November 25, 2025) – The IWK Foundation celebrates a $500,000 gift through Scotiabank’s ScotiaRISE community investment initiative to provide financial and wrap-around programming…

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2025 Kent Great Big Dig Raises Funds to Advance Orthopedic Surgery at IWK Health

Halifax, NS (November 17, 2025) – The region’s most anticipated fundraising event, the Kent Great Big Dig, came together in a big way for the IWK this past weekend to help advance orthopedic…

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IWK Foundation Releases New Report: The Case for Advancing Women’s Health in Canada

From left to right: Deloitte team Elyse Banham, Zola Ncube, Jana Buchanan, Zahra Jivan and IWK Foundation team member Heather Creighton at the Femtech Canada Forum where they launched their report…

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Women Speak Out: Largest Women’s Health Survey in Regional History Reaffirms Urgent Need to Address Barriers to Women’s Health

Halifax, NS (October 9, 2025) — More than 27,000 women across the Maritimes have spoken in what is the largest-ever open survey focused on women’s health in the region. The Voice of Maritime Women…

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