Your support of the Gala Dinner will help make life-changing advanced therapies available to more children and young people.

Breakthrough advanced therapies are redefining what is possible for children living with rare, complex, and life-threatening conditions. Once considered untreatable, many of these conditions can now be targeted at their source – enabling children to reach milestones once thought impossible, reducing hospitalisations, and in some cases, offering a cure.

Advanced therapies – including gene therapy, cell therapy, and tissue therapy – are transforming treatment for conditions such as cancer, neurological and immune disorders, congenital heart disease, kidney failure, and progressive eye disease. This rapidly evolving model of care represents one of the most significant advances in paediatric medicine in generations.

Sadly, rare diseases are not as rare as many assume.

Behind each statistic is a child, a family, and an urgent need for access to life-saving and world-leading care in Australia.

Building a home for advanced therapies at The Royal Children’s Hospital

The RCH has already demonstrated leadership in delivering advanced therapies, particularly gene therapies. However, expanding access to this world-leading care requires more than individual treatments.

As more conditions become treatable through these groundbreaking approaches, philanthropic partnership and support is critical to ensuring children with the rarest and most complex needs can access the very best care – today and into the future.

To meet growing demand, the RCH must establish a dedicated home for advanced therapies – with purpose-built beds, specialist multidisciplinary teams, and the infrastructure required to safely deliver complex treatments. This environment will support ongoing research, discovery, and innovation, ensuring that future breakthroughs are developed and delivered right here in Australia.

Every act of generosity and support has the power to change a life.

Your support will help bring life-saving advanced therapies within reach for children and young people facing rare and complex conditions. These are the stories of just some of the patients whose lives have been transformed through this care – and what is possible when innovation, expertise, and generosity come together.

To learn more about the RCH Foundation Gala Dinner on 3 December 2026 and to explore how you can get involved, please reach out to our team: