From left to right: Canadian Institutes of Health Research President Dr. Alan Bernstein, country singer Paul Brandt, and Federal Minister of Health Tony Clement at the CIHR national funding announcement for health research projects at the University of Calgary.
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2006-08 |
CALGARY (April 20, 2006) - Health Minister Tony Clement, accompanied by Dr. Alan Bernstein, President of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), announced today the recipients from across Canada of 793 health research grants worth over $273 million. The Minister made the announcement at the University of Calgary, where leading health research is being supported by the Government of Canada.
"Canadians across the country want to know that they and their loved ones will have access to quality care when they need it," said Minister Clement. "The health research projects being announced today will give us the evidence we need to help solve the wait times issues we confront and help us ensure our health care system operates effectively and efficiently."
The 793 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:
"The prevention, eradication and treatment of disease and the building of an affordable but effective, innovative and publicly funded health care system all requires research, " said Dr. Bernstein. "CIHR-funded health researchers not only create world-class knowledge that is being put to use right now, across all sectors of society, but their work also contributes to strengthening the research and training environment for young Canadians in all regions of the country."
Out of the 793 research projects announced, 90 will be conducted in the province of Alberta, with a total value of $29.4 million. Minister Clement highlighted three Alberta researchers whose work exemplifies CIHR's comprehensive, problem-based approach to funding excellence in health research.
They are:
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 close to 10,000 health researchers and trainees across Canada. www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca
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Grant Allocations - National
Grant Allocations - Alberta
Highlighted Projects Backgrounder - National
Highlighted Projects Backgrounder - Alberta
Further information:
Eric Waddell, Press Secretary, Office of the Honourable Tony Clement, (613) 957-0200
Marie-France Poirier, CIHR Media Relations, (613) 447-4794
