Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Canada, Partners Invest $44.8M for Healthy Brain Aging
The world’s dementia research community will gather next week at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Toronto. At this global event, scientists, medical specialists, caregivers, advocates, and people with lived experience from Canada and abroad will discuss dementia science and how to improve the prevention, treatment, and care for dementia, a condition that, as of 2022-23, affects almost 487,000 Canadians aged 65 and older-and more than 57 million people worldwide.
At a research showcase highlighting Canada’s leadership in this field, Maggie Chi, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health, on behalf of the Honourable Marjorie Michel, Minister of Health, announced $39.4 million in funding from the Government of Canada through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to advance research on dementia and healthy aging. The funding is part of the CIHR Brain Health and Cognitive Impairment in Aging Research Initiative. An additional $5.4 million is provided by partners, the Azrieli Foundation and its Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence, the Brain Canada Foundation, and Australia’s National Health and Medical Research Council, bringing the total investment to $44.8 million.
This investment will support the following components:
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