Press Release Department: Federal - Public Health Agency of Canada

Health Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta.) announced support for the Girls’ Health and Wellness project to encourage active and healthy living among girls ages 10 to 18 years. The Public Health Agency of Canada is investing $760,000 while project partners are contributing $910,000 for a total investment of $1,725,509. Funding partners include: Foundation Lise Watier, The Canadian Women’s Foundation, … Read more

On behalf of Health Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta.), Conservative MPs Rob Clarke (Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River, Sask.) and Randy Hoback (Prince Albert, Sask.) announced further emergency assistance to support the more than 13,000 evacuees from northern First Nations and communities in Western Canada who have been driven from their homes due to wildfire threats. The Public Health Agency of Canada has … Read more

Two events took place yesterday to highlight progress and proven success of the National Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Initiative, a partnership between the Public Health Agency of Canada and the Heart and Stroke Foundation (HSF). Health Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta.) joined Alberta HSF CEO Donna Hastings, at the North East Sportsplex Society in Calgary, Alberta, … Read more

In front of the memorial to Canadian hero Terry Fox, Health Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta.) alongside Diana Arajs, chair of the Sarcoma Cancer Foundation of Canada, celebrated Sarcoma Cancer Awareness Week in Canada by shedding light on a still relatively unknown cancer. More information is available online. Call 613-957-0200.

Health Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta.) and Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Gregory Taylor, announced a US $4.5 million contract between the Government of Canada and Mapp Biopharmaceutical, Inc. to manufacture a number of courses of ZMappTM monoclonal antibody (mAb) treatment for Ebola. This contract with Mapp Biopharmaceutical secures Canada’s access to this Ebola treatment. The … Read more

Health Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta.) along with Mimi Lowi-Young, CEO of the Alzheimer Society of Canada, officially launched Dementia Friends Canada to support the growing number of Canadians living with dementia. The full release is available online. Call 613-957-0200.

The Public Health Agency of Canada is collaborating with provincial and local public health and agricultural partners to investigate an outbreak of Salmonella infections in Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba with cases of human illness related to contact with live baby poultry originating from a hatchery in Alberta. More information is available online. Call … Read more

Chief Public Health Officer of Canada Dr. Gregory Taylor launched a consultation process to support the development of a Federal Framework on Lyme Disease. This consultation will solicit perspectives on Lyme disease from the medical community, governments, patients’ groups, as well as individual Canadians. More information is available online. Call 613-957-2983.

On May 8, Health Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta.) and Dr. Gregory Taylor, Canada’s chief public health officer, marked World Red Cross Day with a show of gratitude to the Canadian health and humanitarian workers who have volunteered to respond to global crisis situations and offer assistance to those in need. The Government of Canada … Read more

On behalf of Health Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta.), Conservative MP Brad Trost (Saskatoon-Humboldt, Sask.) announced close to $1 million in funding to support influenza vaccine research in Canada. Mr. Trost was joined by Andrew Potter, CEO and Director of the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization-International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac), and Karen Chad, vice-president of Research at the … Read more