Newfoundland and Labrador: Dhali Dhaliwal

Dhali Dhaliwal: Last fall, the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association NLMA released a position paper calling on the province to subsidize the cost of nicotine-replacement therapies and smoking-cessation medications for low-income residents through the Newfoundland and Labrador Prescription Drug Program NLPDP . , according to The Telegram. In a statement issued to , the Department of Health and Community Services indicated its giving that idea some consideration. This news comes as others continue to suggest that such efforts are cost-effective. Most recently, the retiring head of CancerCare Manitoba, Dr. Dhali Dhaliwal, told the Winnipeg Free Press that a fully funded program to make nicotine patches and medications free will save provincial governments money. Citing information from multiple reports, the NLMA found that smoking costs Newfoundland and Labrador tens of millions of dollars in health-care costs and employment productivity. Estimates from more than a decade ago related to the annual health-care cost ranged from $79 million to $95 million. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.