Health Canada is modernizing its approach to disclosing clinical information on drugs and medical devices to support advances in medical science and help improve patient care.
The Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Health, today announced the appointment of six leading researchers to the Governing Council of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
Today, the Government of Canada published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, proposed changes to the Patented Medicines Regulations, representing the first major update to the regulations in more than 20 years.
Officials from Health Canada and the Patented Medicines Price Review Board will hold a media technical briefing to discuss upcoming changes to the drug prices regulations.
December 1 marks World AIDS Day – an opportunity for people, communities, organizations and governments across the globe to come together to raise awareness of HIV and AIDS. December 1 is also the start of Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Week, when a number of activities and events take place across Canada to increase awareness of HIV and AIDS among Indigenous peoples.
The Government of Canada recognizes the unique challenges of delivering health care services in the North, and is committed to improving access to the health services available to all Northerners.
Health Canada wishes to address some inaccuracies in the article “A bloody mess: The story behind paid plasma in Canada,” which was published in the November 22 edition of Maclean’s.