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Government of Canda invests $20 million to improve health outcomes of children living with rare diseases
Today, the Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health, announced that the Government of Canada is providing $20 million over five years for the creation of RareKids-CAN: Pediatric Rare Disease Clinical Trials and Treatment Network, led by Dr. Thierry Lacaze-Masmonteil and the Maternal Infant Child and Youth Research Network (MICYRN) team. This national network, of which…
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Congratulations CIHR Fall 2023 Project Grant recipients
Congratulations to BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR) and Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI) investigators and their teams who were awarded funding through the Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) Fall 2023 Project Grant competition. Our research community received around $11 million in new research grants as principal investigators or co-investigators.
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BC Children’s Hospital researchers launch new online tool to help teachers take their classes outdoors
BC Children’s Hospital has launched the new online Outdoor Play and Learning tool to help parents, caregivers and educators gain the skills and confidence to support outdoor play and learning in elementary schools from kindergarten through Grade 7.
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