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Take Action to Support Canadian Charities
The holiday season is the most critical fundraising period for charities, with many relying on year-end donations to sustain their work....
PHA Canada
Dec 17, 20241 min read
A Simple Step to Save Lives: Ontario's Tax Return Initiative for Organ Donation
In an innovative new collaboration between Trillium Gift of Life Network (TGLN) and the provincial and federal governments, millions of...
PHA Canada
Dec 10, 20241 min read
Pulmonary Hypertension Association of Canada Urges Québec's Minister of Health to Join pCPA Negotiations for Sotatercept
INESSS recognizes sotatercept's therapeutic value but recommends against public funding Vancouver BC (5 December 2024) -- The Pulmonary...
PHA Canada
Dec 6, 20242 min read
Improved reimbursements for PH patients in Northern Ontario
As of December 1, the Ontario government has improved reimbursement amounts for people in Northern Ontario who need to travel for...
PHA Canada
Dec 4, 20241 min read
ZENITH study shows sotatercept is effective for PAH patients at high risk of mortality
The ZENITH study examined whether adding sotatercept to people's ongoing therapies reduced the risk of death, lung transplantation, or...
PHA Canada
Nov 26, 20241 min read
Pulmonary Hypertension Association of Canada Applauds Canada’s Drug Agency Recommendation for Public Funding of Winrevair™ (sotatercept)
Date: November 7, 2024 Location: Vancouver, BC The Pulmonary Hypertension Association of Canada (PHA Canada) is thrilled to announce...
PHA Canada
Nov 6, 20243 min read


Mental health in PAH
A webinar hosted by the Pulmonary Hypertension Knowledge Sharing Platform this week talked about a couple of studies on mental health in...
PHA Canada
Oct 31, 20241 min read


Interview with Liss Cairns from Plan Institute - RDSP Awareness Month
💜 RDSP Awareness Month is almost over , but it’s not too late to learn about the benefits of a Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP)...
PHA Canada
Oct 28, 20241 min read
Update: Canadian Drug Agency Funding Success for Pulmonary Hypertension Research
Great news for the Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) community! Through the Canadian Drug Agency's (CDA) funding initiative for rare diseases,...
PHA Canada
Oct 24, 20241 min read
Rural and urban PH patients receive equivalent care
As most PH clinics are in large cities, PH patients living in rural or remote areas and who must travel long distances to their clinic...
PHA Canada
Oct 24, 20241 min read
PHA Canada Advocates for Fair Access: September Submission to PMPRB
PHA Canada is proud to announce our latest submission to the Patented Medicines Pricing Review Board (PMPRB) this September. As the...
PHA Canada
Sep 11, 20241 min read
Sotatercept (WINREVAIR®) Authorized in Canada for PAH Treatment
Merck has announced that WINREVAIR® (sotatercept) is now authorized for use in Canada in combination with standard pulmonary arterial...
PHA Canada
Sep 5, 20241 min read


Traveling with PH: Angele's Family Adventures Across Canada - Blog 4/6
Blog 4/6 - Getting there Guillaume and I love road-tripping! Ever since we met in 2001, we have frequently hit the road in search of...
Angèle Belliveau, Patient
Jul 22, 20244 min read


Uncovering Major Inequities in PH Care Across Canada
A new investigation, "A Canadian Initiative: Exploring Adult Pulmonary Hypertension," highlights critical issues such as diagnostic...
PHA Canada
Jul 22, 20241 min read


Traveling with PH: Angele's Family Adventures Across Canada - Blog 3/6
Blog 3/6 - Easter Seals When a family welcomes a child, many will say that "it takes a village"; I would say the same when someone...
Angèle Belliveau, Patient
Jul 18, 20243 min read


Traveling with PH: Angele's Family Adventures Across Canada - Blog 2/6
Blog 2/6 - PLANNING Planning is key, as long ahead as possible. I started in December 2023 for a trip in June 2024, and worked on this...
Angèle Belliveau, Patient
Jul 10, 20243 min read


Traveling with PH: Angele's Family Adventures Across Canada - Blog 1/6
Introduction: Blog 1/6 We are the Belliveau-Thibeault Family from Dieppe, New Brunswick. This year we received an opportunity to...
Angèle Belliveau, Patient
Jul 2, 20241 min read


How Timely Diagnosis Changed My Life
I was a healthy and fit 59-year-old woman living in Winnipeg, MB, at the start of 2020. Then I started feeling like something was wrong....
Mary Senkiw, Patient, Winnipeg, MB
Jun 19, 20242 min read
Sotatercept is now listed on Health Canada's website
We are pleased to announce that sotatercept, a new drug for patients diagnosed with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), is now listed...
PHA Canada
May 13, 20241 min read
New Study Released for World PH Day Shows Huge Impact of Rare and Complex Lung Disease on Canadians
New Study Released for World Pulmonary Hypertension Day Shows Huge Impact of Rare and Complex Lung Disease on Canadians Pulmonary...
PHA Canada
May 6, 20244 min read
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