National dementia strategy ‘a step in the right direction,’ but critics concerned it’s underfunded

Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor said, in an emailed Q&A, that her government is committed to dementia as a public health issue, which is why it launched the first ever national dementia strategy, among other initiatives.

Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor says her government invested $42-million over five years to establish the Centre for Aging and Brain Health Innovation (CABHI), which funds projects to develop, test and scale up products and services to support brain health and aging, including dementia. Some critics suggest there should be more federal money invested into dementia research.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY EMILY HAWS

April 29, 2019

The government unveiled some funding details of the first-ever national dementia strategy its latest budget, but already it’s getting heat from critics, who say that while it’s a step in the right direction, the $50-million over five-year investment isn’t going t...

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