Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute

People jogging along the beach at sunset, representing heart health, healthy lifestyles and the prevention research supported by Baker Heart & Diabetes Institute.

Keeping hearts beating since 1926.

The Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute exists to reduce the impact of heart disease, diabetes and obesity through world leading research, prevention and treatment. As Australia’s only medical research institute solely focused on both heart disease and diabetes, Baker Institute brings together scientists, clinicians and researchers dedicated to improving lives and preventing disease before it starts.

From laboratory discoveries to large scale community studies and specialist clinics, their work is helping Australians live healthier for longer.

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In Australia:

More than 1.3 million Australians are living with diabetes.
Heart disease remains one of Australia’s leading causes of death.
Preventative health research is helping Australians live healthier for longer.

Help Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute continue advancing life changing research.

When you choose Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute as your charity through The Giving Angel, your gift becomes part of something far bigger than a single moment. It helps support the research, prevention and breakthroughs that may one day save the life of someone’s parent, partner, child or closest friend.

At The Giving Angel, we believe meaningful giving should leave a lasting mark. Supporting Baker Institute is a way to stand behind healthier futures, longer lives and the hope that fewer families will face the heartbreak of preventable disease.

Give an Angel. Support healthier futures for all Australians.