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There is no excuse for the suffering and death happening again in Ontario long-term care
Thursday, December 31st, 2020
It was ultimately Mr. Ford’s responsibility to enact emergency measures to prevent a second-wave crisis where homes would again be dangerously understaffed and residents left to suffer. Despite his promise, he dithered, wasted time and limited himself to incremental measures. Ontario seniors are now paying for it with their lives… There’s no excuse for this – not again, not this time.
Tags: budget, disabilities, Health, ideology, standard of living
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As doctors who work in long-term care homes and serve marginalized populations, we believe it’s well past time to end for-profit long-term care
Wednesday, December 30th, 2020
… the system is designed to protect corporations over human life. The calamity of placing profits over people needs to end… governments of all levels need to work together to bring all long-term care homes under public ownership much like other parts of our Medicare system, including hospitals and physician care… With the immense grief and suffering continuing for people living in long-term care homes today, this must be a priority.
Tags: featured, Health, ideology, standard of living
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NDP and Greens Push Trudeau to Answer Vancouver’s Call to Decriminalize Drugs
Monday, December 28th, 2020
The MPs want Hajdu to use her authority under Section 56 of the act, which grants the health minister the power to issue an exemption from any part of the legislation “for a medical or scientific purpose or is otherwise in the public interest.” … to take the supply “out of the hands of criminals and remove the stigmatization, and ensure that people get access to safe, regulated, properly packaged products. And we need to substantially beef up our prevention, education and, most importantly, treatment options for substance users.
Tags: crime prevention, disabilities, Health, ideology, pharmaceutical
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Province invests $47 million in supportive housing programs
Friday, December 11th, 2020
… more individuals who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and live with mental health and addictions issues will have increased access to the community supports they need… CMHA Ontario advocates that stable housing is a key determinant of good health. Read more on the relationship between housing and mental health here.
Tags: budget, disabilities, homelessness, housing, ideology, mental Health, poverty
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Virtual Healthcare Revolution Here To Stay
Tuesday, December 8th, 2020
… virtual care… has been critical throughout the pandemic. During June 2020 virtual care represented over 70 percent of ambulatory care across the country. That is a massive increase from just five months before”… For patients, face-to-face appointments with healthcare providers have traditionally come with certain costs, such as lost income from time off work, childcare and transportation costs… The authors propose that care redesign starts with asking three simple questions…
Tags: Health, ideology, jurisdiction, mental Health, participation
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We need a homegrown solution for making enough vaccines for every Canadian
Thursday, December 3rd, 2020
… pandemic preparedness… includes, at its core, an arms-length national vaccine manufacturing facility that, first and foremost, has the capacity to produce enough vaccines for every Canadian… The facility could be made available to the private sector to make large batches at cost during normal times and commandeered by the federal government for large-scale vaccine deployment during a pandemic… It would be a partnership between biopharmaceutical companies, academia and the federal government.
Tags: economy, featured, Health, ideology, pharmaceutical, standard of living
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When Canada was a world leader in vaccine research and production
Thursday, December 3rd, 2020
… scientists are permitted to take out patents on the products they develop (with our money), and then sell them to pharmaceutical manufacturers, who sell the products to the public — often at great profit. Even though our public investment paid for the original research, Canadians have no say over the products nor the price at which they are sold to us as consumers. Canada also has no share in the profits. We’ve ventured a long way, unfortunately, from the days when we had a publicly owned and medically innovative enterprise that dazzled on the world stage and kept Canadians at the front of the line for vaccines.
Tags: Health, ideology, pharmaceutical, privatization, standard of living
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Let’s make Canada a global leader in COVID-19 treatments
Tuesday, November 24th, 2020
Canadian-led breakthroughs in medical sciences can improve our health and well-being, bolster our universities and research hospitals, strengthen our reputation in the global competition for resources and talent, and result in economic benefits for Canadians. And, most importantly, these trials could quickly develop novel therapies for treating COVID-19 while creating the downstream benefits of infrastructure and know-how to help us discover treatments for the next pandemic as well as for other diseases.
Tags: disabilities, Health, jurisdiction, participation, pharmaceutical
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The Minister of Health should do the right thing and decriminalize drug possession
Tuesday, November 24th, 2020
Criminalization has never been shown to minimize drug use, nor does it advance the pursuit of care, if needed. It may trigger a series of consequences and pathways that rarely help the individual, let alone promote public interest. The most pressing needs of people who depend on substance use are not met by the criminal justice system… Criminalization should not be justified as an alternative to the shortfall in services to support people with complex requirements to restore their well-being.
Tags: crime prevention, disabilities, Health, ideology, jurisdiction
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Ontario expands mental health teams working with police as pandemic drives up 911 calls
Wednesday, November 18th, 2020
Ontario is expanding the number of mobile mental health teams working with police officers in response to an increase in 911 calls from people in distress during the COVID-19 pandemic… “We anticipate that this funding will help divert individuals who are experiencing a crisis to appropriate community-based care rather than the person ending up in the hospital emergency department or justice system”
Tags: budget, mental Health
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