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Intact Financial Corporation and its leaders help fund a first-in-Canada Centre of Excellence in infectious diseases dedicated to mother-child health
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\n Intact Financial Corporation and its leaders help fund a first-in-Canada Centre of Excellence in infectious diseases dedicated to mother-child health\n \n\n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n \n\n\n\n\n\n Canada NewsWire\n \n\n\n\n\n A\n \n $5 million\n \n combined donation establishes the Intact Health Resilience Initiative\n \n\n\n\n\n MONTREAL\n \n\n ,\n \n\n Nov. 12, 2024\n \n\n /CNW/ - Intact Financial Corporation (TSX: IFC) announces a $5 million donation over five years to support the Intact Health Resilience Initiative, a flagship project at the heart of\n \n Canada's\n \n first Centre of Excellence in Infectious Diseases dedicated to mother-child health. This initiative will be led through a strategic partnership between Centre hospitalier universitaire (CHU)\n \n Sainte-Justine\n \n , one of the largest pediatric hospital centres in\n \n North America\n \n , and the Faculty of Medicine at the Université de Montréal (UdeM), one of the first francophone medical faculties in the world.\n \n\n The donation combines\n \n $4 million\n \n from Intact and\n \n $1 million\n \n personal contributions from Intact Financial Corporation CEO,\n \n Charles Brindamour\n \n , and Intact Canada CEO,\n \n Louis Gagnon\n \n . These personal donations are part of larger gifts from the Brindamour family to\n \n Sainte-Justine\n \n , and by the Gagnon family to UdeM.\n \n\n \"Our support for this unique initiative demonstrates Intact's ongoing commitment to building resilient communities and actively contributing to a brighter future. By investing in the community wellbeing in the regions where we operate – in\n \n Quebec\n \n , across\n \n Canada\n \n , and globally – we are making a concrete and lasting difference for all of society.\" says\n \n Charles Brindamour\n \n , CEO, Intact Financial Corporation. \"This partnership exemplifies how leading businesses, health and academic institutions can work together to address critical societal issues,\" says Brindamour, who also serves as Co-Chair of the\n \n Gr...