Dolly Parton has donated $1 million towards research into paediatric infectious disease at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville.
The country music legend has made many generous donations to several causes over the years, including pledging $1 million to COVID-19 vaccine research and the funding of the Moderna vaccine.
And now, the 76-year-old singer has contributed the same amount for a second time to the non-profit to help support their research into treatment for life-threatening diseases in children, including cancer care.
Sharing a picture of the '9 to 5' hitmaker with her surgery professor friend, Naji Abumrad, MD, the Children's at VUMC Twitter account wrote: "We're grateful to announce @DollyParton's $1million contribution to support paediatric infectious disease research!
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