Archive for 2016

Canada wide- Safe blood advocates, tainted blood survivors, public health care allies, and labour representatives presented to the Canadian Blood Services (CBS) board today on the need to keep Canada’s blood and plasma collection systemRead More

Canada wide- Today the Canadian Health Coalition is launching its policy brief “A National Public Drug Plan for All”. Author Julie White brings together many of the academic studies showing the financial savings, improved drugRead More

Ottawa, Ontario: The Canadian Health Coalition was in Montreal today at a press conference to show its support of the Réseau FADOQ’s application to the federal court of Canada for a motion of mandamus. ThisRead More

Ottawa, Ontario – On Monday, April 11th, Federal Health Minister, Dr. Jane Philpott, announced to the Commons Health Committee that she had no mandate to create a universal pharmacare programme and that “it sounds likeRead More

Ottawa, Ontario- Advocates for blood safety and health care held a joint media conference earlier today calling on the federal government to revoke the license of Canadian Plasma Resources and implement the recommendations of theRead More

Ottawa, ON  – Media conference with health and blood safety advocates will take place tomorrow. They will be sharing new information that plasma from paid donors collected by Canadian Plasma Resources will be sold onRead More

Ottawa, Ontario: Two years ago today, Canada’s last Health Accord expired. Now with the new Liberal government’s commitment to begin renegotiating a new Health Accord with the provinces and territories, health advocates are calling forRead More

For Immediate Release, Ottawa, Ontario: The Canadian Health Coalition is concerned about the lack of resources earmarked for health care especially ahead of a new Health Accord. Budget 2016 announced that the “Government is committedRead More

Saskatoon, Sask- Today health care professionals and public health advocates urged Premier Wall to reverse a plan that would violate the Canada Health Act, and called on Minister Philpott to impose penalties if it isRead More

Saskatoon, SK  – Health care professionals and public health advocates urge Premier Wall to reverse a plan that will violate the Canada Health Act, and call on Minister Philpott to impose penalties if it isRead More