Health Canada’s plan to address health product shortages
The Government of Canada recently announced the publication of Building resilience: Health Canada’s plan to address health product shortages. This plan outlines proposed actions the Department will take over the next four years to help reduce, mitigate and better prevent shortages of health products and their associated harms.
A consultation is open and more information is available at:
- Taking action to address health product shortages: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/news/2024/06/taking-action-to-address-health-product-shortages.html
- Building resilience: Health Canada’s plan to address health product shortages, 2024 to 2028: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-health-products/drug-products/drug-shortages/plan-2024-2028.html
- Consultation: Notice of intent to amend the regulations to address health product shortages in Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/programs/consultation-amend-regulations-address-health-product-shortages.html
- Notice of intent to amend the regulations to address health product shortages in Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/programs/consultation-amend-regulations-address-health-product-shortages/notice-intent.html