Almost 50 years ago, with the support of Rotary, he co-founded the Child Health Research foundation​, now known as Cure Kids, with Dr Ron Caughey. They believed that, unless there was investment specifically in child health research, New Zealand would drop further down the OECD health rankings. As head of paediatrics at the med school he got a telethon organised to raise money for child health research. Around the same time he met Scottish researcher George Maxwell, who “opened his eyes” to the world of medical research. In 1999, he was awarded a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to medical research.

Source: Stuff August 28, 2020 16:52 UTC