New funding announced for Indigenous health research network – U Sask
Oct 9, 2024
The Network Environments for Indigenous Health Research (NEIHR) have received $37.6 million over five years from the federal government through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
The funding, announced on Oct. 9, will serve as a renewal of NEIHR centres across the country, including the Saskatchewan centre featuring University of Saskatchewan (USask) researchers.
Dr. Robert Henry (PhD), an associate professor in the Department of Indigenous Studies in the College of Arts and Science at USask is the nominated principal investigator for Saskatchewan NEIHR and a co-lead with the NEIHR National Coordinating Centre. He emphasized the importance of continued support for this kind of research in Canada.
