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Ottawa grades poorly in CMA’s annual report card on health care – Libby Davies
Ottawa grades poorly in CMA’s annual report card on health care
New Democrat MP and health-care critic Libby Davies said the poor report card reflects a broad failure on the part of the government to resolve the nationwide drug shortage, secure a long-term care solution and make progress on the $41-billion 2014 Health Accord signed eight years ago. “They’ve washed their hands of health care,” Davies said of the Conservatives. “They’ve basically walked away. That has dramatic and serious consequences, and it’s very clear from this survey Canadians have not only taken note of that, they feel very dissatisfied and concerned about it.”
The original article, Ottawa grades poorly in CMA’s annual report card on health care was published on August 13, 2012 in The Toronto Star. Author(s): Josh Tapper
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Ms. Libby Davies (Vancouver East, NDP): Mr. Speaker, the World Health Organization has identified five solutions needed to save more lives, including access to safe abortion services.
Experts say that unsafe abortion is the most easily preventable and treatable cause of maternal death.
Will Canada ensure that the next phase of the maternal health initiative is based on sound scientific evidence and not ideology? Will it include reducing the number of unsafe abortions that is putting women’s lives at risk around the world?
Hon. Christian Paradis (Minister of International Development and Minister for La Francophonie, CPC): Mr. Speaker, each Canadian can be proud because we reached a lot of good results. If I go, doubly over 700,000 more children lived to their fifth birthday in 2011 than in 2010; in over 125 countries, maternal death rates have declined sharply in the past five years; between 2010 and 2013, an estimated two million deaths from disease have been prevented and five million children have been treated by vitamin A; thousands of women have received antenatal care.
We can be proud of this and under the leadership of the Prime Minister, we will keep on track on this.