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2006-16 |
ST. JOHN'S (April 20, 2006) - The Honourable Loyola Hearn, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and Member of Parliament for St. John's South - Mount Pearl, on behalf of the Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Health, highlighted today along with Dr. Alan Bernstein, President of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the recipients of an investment of $515,000 to fund health research in Newfoundland and Labrador.
"Promoting ground breaking health research is a crucial component of our government's plan to build a healthy, prosperous and innovative Canada," said Minister Hearn. "The funding announced today is helping to enhance the health research capabilities at Memorial University, which will benefit all Canadians. For example, the work being done by Dr. Michael Grant will contribute significantly to strengthening our health care system."
The research projects funded will be conducted at Memorial University over one to five years. The Minister highlighted a researcher whose work exemplifies CIHR's comprehensive, problem-based approach to funding health research:
"The prevention, eradication and treatment of disease and the building of an affordable but effective, innovative and publicly funded health care system all require 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."
The funding highlighted today is part of a larger package recently announced by the Minister of Health.
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 close to 10,000 health researchers and trainees across Canada. www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca
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Attachments:
Grant Allocations
Highlighted Projects Backgrounder
Further information:
Marie-France Poirier,
CIHR Media Relations,
(613) 447-4794
Eric Waddell,
Press Secretary,
Office of the Honourable Tony Clement,
(613) 957-0200
Steve Outhouse,
Office of the Honourable Loyola Hearn,
(613) 947-4483
