NLIS 2
September 20, 2006
(Health and Community Services)
NOTE TO EDITORS: Minister to attend news
conference on National Pharmaceuticals Strategy
Health and Community Services Minister Tom Osborne will join British
Columbia Minister John Abbott, Nova Scotia Minister Chris d�Entremont,
Prince Edward Island Minister Chester Gillan and Saskatchewan Minister
Len Taylor for a news conference to release the 2006 Progress Report on
the National Pharmaceuticals Strategy. The news conference will take
place in Toronto, Ontario, tomorrow (Thursday, September 21) at 11:30
a.m. Newfoundland time.
Minister Osborne will be available for media interviews by telephone
following the news conference. Any media outlets wishing to speak with
the minister at that time should contact Tara Furlong at 729-2888 by
10:00 a.m. Thursday, September 21.
The report is an update on progress made by federal, provincial and
territorial governments towards a national pharmaceuticals strategy, and
provides and overview of the next stage of work.
Media contact: Tara Furlong, Communications, (709) 729-2888, 727-2701,
tarafurlong@gov.nl.ca
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