The Canadian Institutes of Health Research has announced $5.5 million of funding for the Network Environments for Indigenous Health Research (NEIHR). The funding will serve as a renewal of NEIHR centres across the country, including the Saskatchewan centre featuring University of Saskatchewan (USask) researchers. The lead on the USask and co-lead for the national program is Dr. Robert ‘Bobby’ Henry, who is originally from Prince Albert. “It’s a five year investment, $4 million, (at) $800,000 a year to support the training and mentorship of Indigenous students in the province of Saskatchewan and non-Indigenous students in Indigenous health research and to support communities,” Henry explained. “(It’s) to develop small scale research projects that can be upscaled.” Henry is an associate professor in the Department of Indigenous Studies in the College of…
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