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Article: Health research will shape this century
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- Research Money
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- November 13, 2001
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OPINION LEADER
In today's knowledge-based economy, health research is a key driver of economic growth. Our nation's future prosperity and health is critically dependent on our ability to develop new scientific knowledge, to exploit it in Canada, to develop new products and services to alleviate all facets of disease, and to develop an innovative, cost-effective, and sustainable health system.
Last year, the Government of Canada set us on a bold new course with the creation of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. CIHR is Canada's lead federal health research agency, supporting over 5,000 health researchers and research teams across the country. CIHR is bringing together all ...