HeartLife Foundation in the Senate
Statement on the Heartlife Foundation by the Honourable Yonah Martin In her recent address to the Senate, Hon. Yonah Martin, Deputy Leader of the Opposition, shone a spotlight on an issue of paramount importance: heart failure. As February marks Heart Month, she underscored the urgency of addressing this condition, which affects over 750,000 Canadians annually […]
HeartLife Foundation Puts Heart Failure at the Centre of Heart Month with Launch of New Tools to Support Canadians
First and only heart failure Charter addresses importance of establishing a national standard of care for Canadian patients and their caregivers VANCOUVER, BC, February 1, 2020 – Today, HeartLife Foundation (HLF), Canada’s first – and only – national patient-led Heart Failure (HF) organization, is calling attention to the realities of living with HF by releasing […]
This is why one million Canadians are sacrificing their basic needs to afford drug costs
What you’ve heard is true: Canada does in fact take longer than the U.S and the European Union to approve new drugs. According to a study published by the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), delays in submitting new drugs to Health Canada for review have had a huge impact on this, with certain products being […]
