Family supports UCLA’s digestive health Initiative

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The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has received a $25 million commitment from alumna Shirley Wang and her husband, Walter, to establish the UCLA Walter and Shirley Wang Centre for Integrative Digestive Health. The centre will focus on utilising the GI system to treat various conditions, including migraine headaches, chronic body pain, insomnia, and mood disorders.

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According to UCLA, digestive and liver diseases are associated with over $136 billion in annual healthcare expenditures in the United States. The new center will apply evidence-based wellness approaches to address GI symptoms, providing a full continuum of care, including integrative health, psychology, and nutrition

Shirley Wang, a former board chair of the UCLA Foundation, explained the couple’s decision, saying, “We decided to make this gift because we saw the difference that proper medical treatment for people living with a digestive disorder could make in their quality of life. Where better to receive that treatment than UCLA, a leader in the field?”

This gift builds on the couple’s previous support for UCLA, including establishing the Walter and Shirley Wang Endowed Chair in Medicinal Drug Discovery and the Walter and Shirley Wang Chair in U.S./China Relations and Communications

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