$20M investment announced for research on HPV and cervical cancer

BC Women’s Health Foundation funding announcement, June 4, 2019. Photo by Darryl Dyck

Minister Taylor announced that the Federal Government would be investing $10M in funding to advance the research happening nationally to work toward the elimination of cervical cancer.

Dr. Gina Ogilvie, Senior Advisor, Research at BCWH and Assistant Director at WHRI, is at the forefront of this work, as the lead investigator on multiple research projects in the areas of HPV screening, self-collection, and vaccination.

Dr. Ogilvie followed Minister Taylor to deliver a speech which highlighted her team’s determination to position Canada as a global leader in the work toward the elimination of cervical cancer.

Dr. Ogilvie also announced that BC Women’s Health Foundation would be matching the federal government’s investment, for a total of $20M in funding toward education, improvements to screening, vaccination, and self-collection.

The Women’s Health Research Institute would like to acknowledge that we are uninvited guests on the unceded ancestral territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Stó:lo, and sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-waututh) Nations.

As a provincial research institute committed to improving the health outcomes of women, including those across the 2SLGBTQIA+ spectrum, we recognize our responsibility in the collective effort towards establishing culturally safe health care systems and services that address health inequities among Indigenous peoples, especially Indigenous women, girls, and Two-spirit peoples.

We encourage all people involved in research to read both the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action and the In Plain Sight Report, and reflect on ways we can incorporate the recommendations into our work. As we gather in spaces together, we encourage you to reflect on your positionality on these lands and your personal commitments to reconciliation.

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