The Chan Zuckerberg announcement is unusual in size but is in keeping with trends amongst today's biggest donors who want to achieve transformational change, prefer funding prevention over cure and tend to invest in causes and organisations with which they have prior connections," commented Dr Beth Breeze, director of the centre for philanthropy at the University of Kent. Priscilla Chan and husband Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, have pledged £2.3bn ($3bn) to fund medical research over the next 10 years. The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative has outlined its goal to “cure, prevent or manage all diseases" by 2100. But there are many more people who need help than just those with cancer. To compare, the Wellcome Trust has pledged £5bn ($6.5bn) towards medical research over the next five years.
Priscilla Chan and husband Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, have pledged £2.3bn ($3bn) to fund medical research over the next 10 years. The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative has outlined its goal to “cure, prevent or manage all diseases" by 2100. But there are many more people who need help than just those with cancer. To compare, the Wellcome Trust has pledged £5bn ($6.5bn) towards medical research over the next five years.