Guest guest Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007  Canadian Health Network Web Site To Be Shut Down By Government18 Nov 2007 The Canadian Health Network, a popular, bi-lingual, informative, and easy-to-use web site will be shut down at the end of March as a contribution towards a $16.7 million public spending cut the Public Health Agency of Canada was ordered to make. The web site is being axed by the current Canadian Conservative government. Canadian Health Network is not only popular among citizens, but also medical professionals. Other web sites affiliated to the Canadian Health Network will also feel the impact of this blow. There is a growing swell of opposition to this move from a wide spectrum of Canadian society. Many say this decision will take away a useful tool from doctors, nurses, medical personnel in general, and members of the general public. The web site has a good reputation for having neutral, up-to-date, and reliable information - such information found nowhere else in others run by the Canadian federal health department and other public health agencies. A spokesman for the authorities, Alain Desroches, described the decision as a very difficult one. Personal Comment by Christian Nordqvist, Editor, Medical News TodayI have regularly used this web site myself and love it! It is one of the few in the world today that provides excellent information from a neutral standpoint. Cutting this service to Canadians is a decision that should be reversed. It is not often that we see public bodies doing an excellent job. This is a service that is not compromised by having to make a profit (it is non-profit making) - a true service. Pulling the rug from under their feet is a tragedy!! -- www.canadian-health-network.ca-- About Us - Canadian Health NetworkWritten by׃ Christian Nordqvist Copyright: Medical News TodayNot to be reproduced without permission of Medical News Today Article URL: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/89147.php Main News Category: IT / Internet / E-mail Also Appears In: Public Health, Save time! Get the latest medical news headlines for your specialist area, in a weekly newsletter e-mail. See http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/newsletters.php for details. Send your press releases to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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