Singer Dolly Parton donated $1 million to Vanderbilt University Medical Center for pediatric infectious disease research, the hospital announced Wednesday.
Parton previously donated to the medical center in April 2020 to help fund COVID-19 vaccine research. "Dolly’s previous support to infectious disease research, and also our pediatric cancer program, has already saved countless lives," Dr.
Jeff Balser President and CEO of VUMC and Dean of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine said in a statement. Parton's donation will fund further research in understanding how bacteria and viruses cause disease as well as diagnosing and treating infections in children throughout the world.
Country music singer Dolly Parton made a $1 million donation to Vanderbilt University Medical Center to help fund research on pediatric infectious diseases. (Getty Images) "I love all children.
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