e-734 (Human diseases)
- Keywords
- 8545-421-114-02 Government Response to petitions concerning human diseases
- Government assistance
- Government policy
- Health care system
- Immunological disorders
- Medical research
- Neurological disorders
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Minister of Health
- Chronic Immunological & Neurological Diseases (CIND) affect 1.4 million Canadians and there is no cure;
- There is a high cost to individuals and society due to lost income and productivity due to these serious chronic long term illnesses;
- Virtually unknown to the general public, they are as disabling as MS and are more prevalent in Canada than breast cancer, MS and AIDS combined;
- Research funding from CIHR has been nominal and inequitable. Between 1999-2009, distributions by CIHR amount to: $4,500/HIV/AIDS patient; $1,000/MS patient; $12/FM patient; under $3/ME patient;
- For CIND illnesses, Canada lacks proper medical care, social support and treatment;
- The 2010 Canadian Community Health Survey revealed a high level of disability, unmet health care needs, high demand on the health care system, low food security and a weak sense of belonging to the community;
- Canada was a leader creating the internationally regarded 2003 ME/CFS Canadian Consensus Criteria; and
- Canada currently has no strategy in place to address the above concerns;
- Open for signature
- January 4, 2017, at 1:50 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- May 4, 2017, at 1:50 p.m. (EDT)
- Presented to the House of Commons
-
Bruce Stanton
(Simcoe North)
May 11, 2017 (Petition No. 421-01325) - Government response tabled
- September 18, 2017