Ottawa- Diabetes affects approximately 3.7 million people, with more than 200,000 new cases diagnosed every year, making it one of the most common chronic diseases in Canada. This Diabetes Awareness Month and World Diabetes Day, our government reaffirms its commitment to make meaningful change in the lives of those affected by diabetes. On this occasion, I am proud to mark …
Ottawa – Muskeg Lake Cree Nation and the Government of Canada announced that a Letter of Understanding has been signed that will help guide their work as Treaty partners to implement the First Nation’s inherent right to self-government, support reconciliation measures and reaffirm their nation-to-nation relationship. This collaborative work will be driven by Muskeg Lake Cree Nation’s self-determined priorities, which …
Geneva – The World Health Organization (WHO), panelists made an impassioned plea for urgent climate action as it hosted a Strategic Roundtable on the Role of the Health Communities in Climate Action: taking stock and moving forward at the World Health Assembly. “The most pressing reasons for urgent climate action are the impacts not in the future, but right now, on health” …
