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April 15, 2005
(Health and Community Services)
NOTE TO EDITORS: Health ministers to meet in
Toronto
Loyola Sullivan, acting Minister of Health and Community Services, will attend
the provincial and territorial meeting of health ministers in Toronto, Ontario,
April 15 and 16.
The ministers will share information and updates on the implementation of the
First Ministers� Health Accord signed in September 2004 by Premier Williams and
all other first ministers. Items to be discussed include a national
pharmaceuticals strategy, aboriginal health blueprint and wait time reduction.
"Our recent Budget outlined strategic health investments to achieve meaningful
reductions in wait times through the delivery of 43,344 additional key
diagnostic procedures, surgeries, as well as cancer treatments," said Minister
Sullivan. "I look forward to actively participating in this weekend�s
discussions and sharing our government�s plans to improve access to health
services with my colleagues."
Budget 2005 provided a substantial increase of $113 million in health care
funding, bringing the total provincial investment to $1.75 billion. This
represents a seven per cent increase over last year�s budget.
Media contact: Carolyn Chaplin, Communications, (709) 729-1377, 682-5093
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