Thursday, October 21, 2010

CIHR, RX&D - HRF to support research projects on mental illness, palliative care

Six research projects on co-existing heath problems related with mental illness and one project on palliative care among First Nations received over $9 million in funding announced today. This amount is provided by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Rx&D Health Research Foundation (HRF).
"Rx&D is proud to associate with CIHR to support research that can lead to the development of new treatments, effective health-care programs and medicines to ensure Canadians live longer and healthier lives," said Russell Williams from the Rx&D Health Research Foundation. "We believe that partnerships between the public and private sectors are essential to tackling the most serious health challenges we face in Canada and around the world, and to making Canada a leader in research and innovation."



Such co-morbidity is of interest to the CIHR Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction because it is more so the regulation than the exception. In addition, this collaboration is dedicating resources to the increasing number of Aboriginal Canadians facing end of life each year and the challenge to provide health services to this population.

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