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Toronto (October 13, 2006) - Health Minister Tony Clement, accompanied by Dr. Janet Rossant, Member of the Governing Council of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), announced today the recipients from across Canada of 1633 health research grants worth over $348 million for a wide range of projects, including wait times, pandemics and heart health. The Minister made the announcement at the University of Toronto, where leading health research is being funded by the Government of Canada.
"In our 2006 Budget, we increased the Canadian Institutes of Health Research budget by $17 million dollars, and provided an additional $21.5 million dollars over five years for research into pandemic preparedness," said Minister Clement. "We made this investment because we understand the relation between health research and health care delivery, between health research and prevention, between health research and treatment."
The 1633 research projects funded across Canada underwent a rigorous peer-review process before being approved and exemplify CIHR's comprehensive, problem-based approach to funding excellence in health research. The funded research projects will be carried out over periods of one to five years and include the following:
"I take tremendous pleasure in seeing how CIHR's programs are supporting talented and committed Canadian researchers in all areas of health and how their research is leading to important new findings that will benefit all of us," said Dr. Rossant.
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is the Government of Canada's agency for health research. CIHR's mission is to create new scientific knowledge and to catalyze its translation into improved health, more effective health services and products, and a strengthened Canadian health care system. Composed of 13 Institutes, CIHR provides leadership and support to more than 10,000 health researchers and trainees across Canada. http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca
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Attachments:
Grant Allocations - National
Highlighted Projects Backgrounder
Further information:
Eric Waddell, Press Secretary, Office of the Honourable Tony Clement,
Marie-France Poirier, CIHR Media Relations, (613) 447-4794
