Canada launches dental care plan for uninsured citizens
The Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) is a new initiative from the Liberal government designed to provide dental care insurance to uninsured Canadians with a household income of less than $90,000.Officially launched in May, the program aims to cover up to nine million...
Mental health: Financing prevention or paying dearly for lack of investment
Underfunding mental health could be very costly. The UN Secretary General sounds the alarm on World Mental Health Day. Several months later, the situation remains the same: mental health still receives less than 1% of international health aid. This lack of investment...
Health system measures in Canada- COVID-19 – June 2020
The health system measures put into place in Canada to contain the spread of COVID-19 are: Additional budgetary allocations for health care have included funds for medial research, increased health spending transfers to provinces and territories and spending on...