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Canadian Ministers Announce Health Initiatives

Wed, 09/20/2000 - 12:00am — Karen Stevenson
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The Prime Minister and the other Canadian Ministers met in Ottawa September 11 and issued a "Health Communique." In it, they promised that the federal government would work with provinces and territories to improve Canadian health care. Among other things, they stressed they are committed to strengthened investment in home care and community care as critical components of a more fully integrated health system. They also promised that in order to ensure Canadians continue to have access to new, appropriate and cost-effective drugs, they will work together and mandate their Health Ministers to develop strategies for assessing the cost-effectiveness of prescription drugs, and will create a common intergovernmental advisory process to assess drugs for potential inclusion in government drug plans.

The Prime Minister and the other Canadian Ministers met in Ottawa September 11 and issued a "Health Communique." In it, they promised that the federal government would work with provinces and territories to improve Canadian health care. Among other things, they stressed they are committed to strengthened investment in home care and community care as critical components of a more fully integrated health system. They also promised that in order to ensure Canadians continue to have access to new, appropriate and cost-effective drugs, they will work together and mandate their Health Ministers to develop strategies for assessing the cost-effectiveness of prescription drugs, and will create a common intergovernmental advisory process to assess drugs for potential inclusion in government drug plans.