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Launch of the Grand Challenges Canada global health initiative 

On May 3, 2010, Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty announced the launch of Grand Challenges Canada, an innovative initiative that will identify global health challenges, fund researchers and support the implementation and commercialization of the solutions that emerge. The Government of Canada is committing over $225 million over five years through the Development Innovation Fund, announced in the 2008 federal budget. The Development Innovation Fund will be delivered by Grand Challenges Canada working with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and other global health organizations to find sustainable long-term solutions to the most pressing health challenges. The launch was held at MaRS Centre Auditorium in Toronto.

For more information visit: http://www.grandchallenges.ca/html/news/news.shtml

Courtesy of http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/20452.html#2010_05_03 

  CAPT Network News

• Grand Challenges Canada
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