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Telethon Kids Institute 30-year partnership
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This year, Wesfarmers and Telethon Kids Institute celebrated the
30-year anniversary of their partnership. As part of the Institute, the
Wesfarmers Centre for Vaccines and Infectious Diseases was established in 2014,
with Wesfarmers committing more than $14 million to advance critical research.
Since then, the Centre has emerged as a national leader in paediatric
infectious disease research, improving the quality of life for children around
the world.
In 2024, the Centre used data-driven epidemiology modelling to guide
an $11 million Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) immunisation program,
currently being implemented across Western Australia to reduce RSV-related hospitalisations
among infants.