Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden B. Johnson and Smithsonian Secretary S. Dillon Ripley successfully campaigned for a new museum on the National Mall. In 1966, an Act of Congress established the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution. Most of the funding was federal, but Hirshhorn later contributed $1-million toward construction. Joseph and his fourth wife, Olga Zatorsky Hirshhorn, visited the White House. The groundbreaking was in 1969 and Abram Lerner was named the founding Director. He oversaw research, conservation, and installation of more than 6,000 items brought from the Hirshhorns' Connecticut estate and other properties to Washington, DC. Joseph Hirshhorn spoke at the inauguration
Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre is a chain of research-oriented tertiary level oncology hospitals in Lahore and Peshawar in Pakistan. It is Pakistan's largest cancer hospital and it's home to the largest radiation oncology centre. The hospital was built by Imran Khan, Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician and now elected Prime Minister. He had a vision to make cancer treatment accessible to every citizen of Pakistan, regardless of his/her background. This is evident by the hospital’s mission statement: “To act as a model institution to alleviate the suffering of patients with cancer