COVID dealt Canada’s multiple sclerosis community a major blow—it’s time to close the gap

A new report reveals nearly $600-million in additional costs from the pandemic health-care system disruption through a blend of delayed MS diagnosis, and delayed or foregone treatment.

Federal Health Minister Mark Holland and his counterparts in other orders of government should prioritize dedicated research funding that focuses on prevention and treatment strategies and boosts to MS specialist care, writes Pamela Valentine.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY PAMELA VALENTINE

October 18, 2023

For many Canadians, the COVID-19 pandemic is something they never want to think about again—a bad dream of isolation, social disruption for our children, economic hardship or failure for our businesses, and the mental stress of working and learning from home. But post-pand...

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