The Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Health and Community Services, will join the Honourable Seamus O’Regan, Minister of Veterans Affairs, Associate Minister of National Defence and Member of Parliament for St. John’s South-Mount Pearl, to announce funding for advanced technology in health care on Monday, September 10, at 1:00 p.m. The event will take place in the Frank and Eileen Gronich Lecture Theatre at the Faculty of Medicine Medical Education Centre on Clinch Crescent in St. John’s.

Minister O’Regan is making the announcement on behalf of the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency.

Ministers O’Regan and Haggie will be joined by Nick Whalen, Member of Parliament for St. John’s East.

Parking is limited. Carpools/taxis are recommended. Pay and Display Parking is available nearby in the Parking Garage located on Arctic Avenue.

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