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Health of vulnerable groups | C1
Box C1.9 National Indigenous health research as a catalyst
for development
Canada has a research institute dedicated to supporting and funding aboriginal
health research and capacity building – the Institute of Aboriginal
Peoples’ Health (http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/8668.html). Some of its aims
are to support ethical and innovative research that is responsive to Indigenous
health priorities; to support research that contributes to the improvement
of the health of vulnerable populations worldwide; to engage with the
general public about the challenges of improving Indigenous health; and to
accelerate the transfer of research within and between communities.
face. Research is crucial to support advocacy for the development of more
appropriate and effective health services for Indigenous peoples. It can be used
to support advocacy on land and civil rights, and to mobilize people towards
community empowerment and organization.
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