Public health care advocates support targeted federal spending boosts for provinces
Increased federal health transfers should be tied to better programs, such as pharmacare
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Health Coalition wins right to intervene in important refugee health care case
Case will support refugees’ right to medicare
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NUPGE report warns against privatization through virtual health care
The increase in ‘virtual’ health care during the pandemic is creating more private, for-profit delivery of health services
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How did “Big Pharma” delay cheaper drug prices, again?
Joel Lexchin tracks the extensive lobbying done by drug companies
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Unifor launches “Vaccine Access for All” petition
Sign the petition to urge Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly to support the TRIPS waiver
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CUPE calls for a higher priority and action on pharmacare
The Minister of Health has postposed regulatory changes that would have better protected the public from excessive drug prices… again.
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Boost voluntary plasma collection to ensure security of essential blood products, says Health Coalition
CHC warns Canadian Blood Services of dangers posed by commercial, paid plasma collection
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PM mandates Health Minister Duclos to advance pharmacare
Minister’s mandate letter includes “national universal pharmacare”
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Privatization hits COVID-19 testing during Omicron surge
Ontarians can pay $350 to receive PCR test results in an hour at a private clinic
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Council of Canadians says Canada bowing to pressure from “Big Pharma”
More than 120 countries, including the U.S., have rallied behind the “TRIPS waiver” to varying degrees. But not Canada.
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