Ottawa – Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health gave the following statement on World MS Day. He said: “May is MS Awareness Month and today, we mark World MS Day. Earlier this month, I met with MS Canada to discuss how we can work together to improve the lives of the more 90,000 Canadians with multiple sclerosis (MS) and prevent MS …
Ottawa – Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, has said: “As we close out Mental Health Week in Canada, we also mark National Child and Youth Mental Health Day – an opportunity to raise awareness about youth mental health and discuss how we can work together to end stigma. This year’s theme – …
Ottawa – The Government of Canada is committed to improving the health and mental wellbeing of children and youth in Canada. Early childhood experiences influence a child’s mental health for life—and with 70% of mental health and substance use problems having origins in childhood, understanding how to better identify and treat young children at risk of developing or living with …
Ottawa – The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has partnered with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) to provide $2.7M in grant funding to five mid-career Canadian researchers to pursue projects will accelerate the development of vaccines against emerging infectious diseases that have the potential to cause epidemics and pandemic and prepare for epidemic and pandemic threats. This …
Ottawa – April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month – a time dedicated to raising awareness and to show our support for Canadians who live with Parkinson’s disease and their families and caregivers. Manon Day is one of more than 100,000 Canadians living with Parkinson’s. Manon, who lives in Montreal, was diagnosed with young-onset Parkinson’s in 2011 at the age of 27 after …
