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CANADIAN HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH FOUNDATION (HSRF)1.0 CANADIAN HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH FOUNDATION (HRSF)The Foundation will fund research to examine the effectiveness of health services andthe outcomes of accepted procedures. The federal government has committed $65million to the Fund over five years. Additional funding will come from partners, includinggovernments, the private sector, health-care institutions, and academic health centres.Partners and stakeholders will participate in setting research priorities and will benefitfrom the research results.The Health Services Research Fund is part of the governments commitment to strategicresearch investments that will allow the renewal of our health care system for the 21 stcentury. Other such investments include the Health Transition Fund, which providesfunding for testing new models for health care delivery, and the Canadian HealthInformation System, which will link all players in the health sector. Both were announcedin the February 1997 Federal Budget. As well, the Budget provided funding for healthresearch through the establishment of the Canada Foundation for Innovation andstabilized funding for the Networks of Centres of Excellence.1.1 Contact: Dr. Arnold Naimark Tel: (204) 789-3826Pg. 171