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February 4, 2016 / CCSN News
January 22, 2016 / CCSN News
Statement of the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Ministers of Health
The Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers of Health today issued the following statement at the conclusion of their meeting on Jan. 20 and 21, 2016: “Today, we agreed to move...
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January 22, 2016 / CCSN News
Third report from the Health Ministers’ meeting this week in Vancouver B.C.
VANCOUVER, January 22nd, 2016 - Canadian Cancer Survivor Network President and CEO Jackie Manthorne (right) and CCSN Health Policy Consultant Louise Binder (left) were in Vancouver for events taking place...
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January 22, 2016 / CCSN News
Cancer Patient Groups Hopeful Prescription Drug Talks Will Eliminate Existing Drug Access Disparities Across Canada
Patient groups attending the Ministers’ meetings in Vancouver waited patiently outside the private media conference to learn that Health Ministers are going to begin talks toward a national prescription drug...
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January 21, 2016 / CCSN News
Second report from the Health Ministers’ meeting this week in Vancouver B.C.
VANCOUVER, January 21st, 2016 - Canadian Cancer Survivor Network President and CEO Jackie Manthorne (left) and CCSN Health Policy Consultant Louise Binder (right) are in Vancouver for events taking place...
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January 21, 2016 / CCSN News
Improving health of Canadians the focus in wide-ranging health talks
VANCOUVER - In a wide-ranging set of discussions touching on many aspects of Canadians' health and health care, provincial and territorial health ministers committed to continued cooperation and collaboration across...
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January 20, 2016 / CCSN News
Oncology groups laud federal government?s decision to join the pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance (pCPA)
But will it really increase access to treatments? A coalition of national oncology patient groups is pleased that the Federal government will join its provincial and territorial counterparts to negotiate...
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January 20, 2016 / CCSN News
Report from the Health Ministers’ meeting this week in Vancouver B.C.
VANCOUVER, January 20th, 2016 - Canadian Cancer Survivor Network President and CEO Jackie Manthorne and CCSN Health Policy Consultant Louise Binder are in Vancouver for events taking place around Canada’s...
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January 19, 2016 / CCSN News
B.C. health minister says feds to join province’s bulk-buy drug alliance
By The Canadian Press January 19, 2016 11:30 AM VICTORIA - The federal Liberal government is set to join other Canadian provinces and territories in a bulk-buying drug program that...
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January 19, 2016 / CCSN News
Oncology Patient Groups Support Expanded Drug Access
Oncology patient groups support expanded drug access for those forgotten in the health care system because of where they live or lack of income. We believe that a drug...
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