1890
A life begins
Norman Bethune is born in Gravenhurst, Ontario — the beginning of a life shaped by service.
THE NORMAN BETHUNE FOUNDATION OF CANADA INCORPORATEDA Canadian charitable foundation Since 1976
FoundationSupport our work
A life in service
Medicine
without borders.
Honouring the life and work of Dr. Norman Bethune — a Canadian surgeon, innovator, and humanitarian who believed care should reach everyone.
01 / 04Field hospital, China · 1938
SERVICE
IS A
CHOICE
IS A
CHOICE
01THE LEGACY
“I have been
always a fighter.”
Norman Bethune saw medicine not as a privilege, but as a human right. From operating rooms in Montreal to the battlefields of Spain and China, he made his skills available wherever they were needed most.
Read the full story02OUR PURPOSE
Keeping
the work
alive.
The Foundation preserves and shares Dr. Bethune’s legacy as a Canadian who changed the practice of medicine — and the way we understand our responsibility to one another.
01Preserve
Protecting the history, archives, and places that tell his story.
02Educate
Connecting new generations to his ideas and example.
03Inspire
Supporting a more compassionate, equitable future for health care.
03A LIFE IN MOTION
Moments that
moved medicine.
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Carry the work
forward.
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