PM Visits Site of New Hamilton Health Sciences Facility

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper today visited the construction site of the new David Braley Cardiac, Vascular and Stroke Research Institute at Hamilton Health Sciences.

"This is a made-in-Hamilton success story," said the Prime Ministe er, "Doctors, nurses and other health care professionals in Hamilton saw a need to improve the quality of health care in their community. When this facility is complete, researchers will have the technology, space and support they need to develop n ew treatments and cures that will end up saving lives."

When completed, the David Braley Institute will house two of the world's leading research programs. The Population Health Research Institute will provide cutting edge research i nto the environmental and social forces that increase the risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes. The Henderson Research Centre will perform clinical trials on drugs and therapies that help fight strokes, blood clots and other vascular diseases.

"When completed, this institute will improve the quality of health care, not just locally, but throughout Canada and around the world," said the Prime Minister. "Hamilton will become a world leader in finding innovative treatments for some of the world's leading causes of death."

The Prime Minister announced that the Government of Canada, through the Canadian Foundation for Innovation, will contribute $34.7 million to the $90.9 million estimated cost of the fa cility. Most of the funding for the new research centre is being raised by the local community.

"The local community did not wait for someone else to make this happen. Instead they rolled up their sleeves and got to work," said the Prime Minister. "I want to congratulate David Braley and the Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation for their leadership in making this new facility a reality."

The new David Braley Cardiac, Vascular and Stroke Research Institute is o ne of eight major health care research projects being funded by the Canada Foundation for Innovation. Details of the other seven health care investments will be released in the near future.

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