{"id":11028,"date":"2026-10-09T14:54:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T18:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/?page_id=11028"},"modified":"2026-10-09T14:57:42","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T18:57:42","slug":"act-faster","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/en\/about\/the-foundation\/act-faster\/","title":{"rendered":"Act faster"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ee2332cf wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-bottom-right-radius is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:51%\">\n<style data-wp-block-html=\"css\">\n.bloc-titre h2 {\nfont-size: 83px;\nline-height: 100px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"bloc-titre\"><h2>Act faster than disease.<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-green-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1\">Because disease doesn&#8217;t wait.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cd251a10 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-bottom-right-radius wp-container-content-bc5f7b5b\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/524833-RET-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A group of healthcare professionals in medical attire looking down at the camera, representing the CHUM Foundation\u2019s mission: Act faster than disease.\" class=\"wp-image-10771\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/524833-RET-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/524833-RET-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/524833-RET-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/524833-RET-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/524833-RET-2048x1367.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized wp-container-content-b0827016\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/icone_coeur_RVB_jaune-e1770395256497.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1229\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.1235602660466122;object-fit:cover;width:98px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-text-color has-green-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-green-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:5%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:90%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Why must we act faster than disease?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Conventional medicine has made extraordinary progress. For generations, it has treated and saved countless lives\u2014and it continues to do so. It does not lack talent or compassion. But today, it faces a troubling reality: diseases are evolving and becoming more complex, while the population is growing and aging. Needs are greater than ever, and yesterday\u2019s solutions are no longer enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">To go further, the teams at the <a href=\"https:\/\/chumontreal.qc.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CHUM<\/a> must be able to rely on the discoveries, technologies and resources that will empower them to do things differently. To go further. To act faster.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:5%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-light-yellow-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:35%\">\n<p class=\"has-xlarge-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Our ambition? To raise $200 million to advance precision health and give patients a head start against disease.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><br><\/strong>Because when it comes to health, time saves lives.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Agir plus vite que la maladie\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K-vd2OOLHUE?start=1&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:5%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:90%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Precision health: Care tailored to every individual<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">For decades, medicine has relied on approaches designed to work for the majority of patients. But every person is unique, and so is their disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Precision health takes into account each individual\u2019s unique characteristics to better tailor their treatments and care.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">By combining scientific knowledge, medical expertise and cutting-edge technologies, this approach paves the way for more precise, more personalized care that better meets each person\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:5%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull has-light-blue-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-632e7d69 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"902\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"3385\" src=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1120no2L_soft-RET-902x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1120no2L_soft-RET-902x1024.jpg 902w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1120no2L_soft-RET-264x300.jpg 264w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1120no2L_soft-RET-768x871.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1120no2L_soft-RET-1354x1536.jpg 1354w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1120no2L_soft-RET-1805x2048.jpg 1805w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 902px) 100vw, 902px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/7854-RET-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Capture-decran-2025-12-18-172139.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-green-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-green-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:5%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:90%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Meet the patients who inspire us to act<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Behind every discovery, every treatment and every breakthrough, there are people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">People who have received a diagnosis. Who have faced uncertainty. Who have placed their trust in the teams at the CHUM. And who continue to hope.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:5%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n  <section class=\"testimonial-carousel alignfull\"\n  >\n    <div class=\"testominial-carousel__header-container vtx-swiper__navigation-wrapper container\">\n              <h2 class=\"testimonial-carousel__header-title\">The faces of our major campaign<\/h2>\n            <div class=\"testimonial-carousel__nav-container vtx-swiper__navigation\">\n        <div class=\"swiper-button-prev vtx-swiper__prev\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"swiper-button-next vtx-swiper__next\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"testimonial-carousel__item swiper-container \n    \" \n            >\n      <div class=\"testimonial-carousel__wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n                  <div class=\"testimonial-carousel__slide texte-slide swiper-slide even\" >\n            <div class=\"testimonial-item__inner\">\n              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Matthieu_photo_150dpi_11x14.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n              <div class=\"testimonial-item__content\">\n                <p><p>\u201cThe neurosurgical laser purchased with your donations is a source of hope for people like me who are living with treatment-resistant epilepsy. I used to have up to five seizures a day. I\u2019ve now recovered and can hold my newborn in my arms.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n                <p class=\"testimonial-name\">\u2014 Mathieu Bergevin Treated at the CHUM for treatment-resistant epilepsy<\/p>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                  <a class=\"testimonial-carousel__slide texte-slide swiper-slide odd\" href=&quot;https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/pourquoi-donner\/vos-temoignages\/infarctus-femme-parcours-natasha\/&quot; target=&quot;&quot;>\n            <div class=\"testimonial-item__inner\">\n              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Natasha_photo_150dpi_11x14.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n              <div class=\"testimonial-item__content\">\n                <p><p>\u201cAs a single mom, I put everyone ahead of myself and ignored the warning signs from my body. I never would have thought I could have a heart attack. You\u2019re providing all women with invaluable support to keep our hearts healthy.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n                <p class=\"testimonial-name\">\u2014 Natasha Joseph Underwent open-heart surgery at the CHUM after a heart attack<\/p>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/a>\n                  <a class=\"testimonial-carousel__slide texte-slide swiper-slide even\" href=&quot;https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/pourquoi-donner\/vos-temoignages\/greffe-rein-vih-denis\/&quot; target=&quot;&quot;>\n            <div class=\"testimonial-item__inner\">\n              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Denis_photo_150dpi_11x14-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n              <div class=\"testimonial-item__content\">\n                <p><p>\u201cThanks to the CHUM and its decades of research, I received some of the most advanced care out there\u2014and a transplant that has restored my quality of life. My dream is that we can continue to grow our understanding of HIV so that we can finally eradicate it for good.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n                <p class=\"testimonial-name\">\u2014 Denis Cormier-Pich\u00e9 Received North America\u2019s first-ever HIV-positive to HIV-positive organ transplant at the CHUM<\/p>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/a>\n                  <div class=\"testimonial-carousel__slide texte-slide swiper-slide odd\" >\n            <div class=\"testimonial-item__inner\">\n              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Gabriel_photo_150dpi_11x14.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n              <div class=\"testimonial-item__content\">\n                <p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe treatment I got from the CHUM was truly life-changing. I\u2019m now a peer helper at the JAP clinic, helping other young people pull through. Thanks to your generosity, new mental health therapies and treatments are being developed.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n                <p class=\"testimonial-name\">\u2014 Gabriel Julien, treated at the CHUM for psychotic episodes<\/p>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                  <a class=\"testimonial-carousel__slide texte-slide swiper-slide even\" href=&quot;https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/pourquoi-donner\/vos-temoignages\/recherche-cancer-espoir-lynda\/&quot; target=&quot;&quot;>\n            <div class=\"testimonial-item__inner\">\n              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Lynda_photo_150dpi_11x14.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n              <div class=\"testimonial-item__content\">\n                <p><p>\u201cCancer is a truly terrifying experience, and I hope everyone going through it will be able to have even more options for treatment. In the past, my cancer diagnosis would have been a death sentence. Thanks to the generosity of donors like you, though, I have hope that recovery is in the cards for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n                <p class=\"testimonial-name\">\u2014 Lynda Pich\u00e9, treated at the CHUM for uterine cancer<\/p>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/a>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n    <div class=\"testimonial-carousel__link\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/en\/why-give\/your-testimonials\/\" class=\"btn\">Your testimonials<\/a>    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-default has-light-blue-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/icone_coeur_RVB_jaune.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1229\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:auto;height:100px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Together, let&#8217;s act faster than disease<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Make a difference today by helping us act faster than disease and build a healthier future for ourselves and our loved ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/en\/give-now\/?locale=fr-CA\">Give now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Act faster than disease. 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