Arthritis Action Now
On April 8, 2026 twenty one national arthritis organizations, including patient groups launched Arthritis Action Now. This effort was the result of three years of incredible hard work, building on collaborations in the arthritis community for over twenty years. The comprehensive report details the inequities arthritis patients face across the country with no jurisdiction doing well in treating a disease that is the leading cause of disability with fifty percent affected under the age of sixty-five, including children. Despite these sobering statistics, arthritis only receives two percent of Canadas research funding Arthritis Action Now provides governments with a road map for improving the lives of the six million Canadians living with arthritis.
Linda Wilhelm
Co-Chair CPN PE Committee
President, The Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance
Listen to Linda’s Interview with CBC radio Moncton from April 17th, 2026
Arthritis Action Now
https://arthritis.ca/get-involved/take-action/arthritis-action-now/
Arthritis Action Now unites 21 organizations, more than 100,000 patients, researchers, clinicians and advocates to transform arthritis research and care in Canada
Photo: Official launch Arthritis Action Now of at the Canadian Rheumatology Association’s Annual Scientific Meeting April 2026.
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