As people involved with Ménière’s realise, there is still much to be
learned to fully understand the causes of the disorder, and to provide
effective treatments and preventative measures.
The Ménière’s Support Group of NSW has taken positive and significant
action to improve our knowledge and treatment of Ménière’s by establishing
the Ménière’s Research Fund.
The Ménière’s Research Fund aims to raise money for research into the
cause, treatment, and ultimately, a cure for Ménière’s disease. We are
working to give Ménière’s sufferers hope, and to lessen their physical and
psychological distress.
The Ménière’s Research Fund has been established within the Medical
Foundation of the University
of Sydney with the aim
of raising enough money, firstly to finance a Research Fellow and secondly,
to become a self-funding Research Foundation, which could then finance
several ongoing research projects.
Only research projects with significant merit will be considered for
funding by the Ménière’s Research Fund. Grants are only awarded
following careful peer review (that is, evaluation of the project by other
experts in the field) and are subject to monitoring of research outcomes
against the original aims and objectives.
It is expected that the researcher, by applying for grants and sponsorship
by corporations and philanthropic organisations, will be able to double the
funds granted for a particular research project by the Ménière’s Research Fund.
This will result in a very efficient use of direct donations.
We are confident that the establishment of the Ménière’s Research Fund
will lead to significant progress in our understanding of Ménière’s disease and
we expect that there will be practical outcomes that will benefit Ménière’s
sufferers.
If you are interested in reading about how you can contribute to this
important work, please follow the links to our pages on how
to make a donation to the Ménière’s Research Fund and how to make a bequest.