NBHC Engagement
October 10, 2024
Heart & Stroke celebrated the Senate's approval of Canada's first national pharmacare program, which aims to provide 7.5 million uninsured and underinsured Canadians with access to essential prescription drugs for diabetes and contraception. The organization urges the federal government to expand the program to include medications for heart conditions and stroke, highlighting the preventable deaths due to unaffordable medication. Heart & Stroke calls for quick action to finalize agreements and implement the program nationally by April 2025.