Natural Health Products Research Program

The objective of Health Canada's Natural Health Products Research Program (NHPRP) was to support natural health product (NHP) research and knowledge-based activities both directly and in partnership with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

Natural Health Products Research Program Five Year Performance Report 2003 - 2008

Created as a five-year grants and contribution program, the NHPRP provided financial support to a number of research projects and initiatives between 2003 and 2008 . A comprehensive overview of the NHPRP's accomplishments during its five year existence is available in the Natural Health Products Research Program's Five Year Performance Report 2003 - 2008.

In the context of the NHPRP, NHP research was defined as any form of research involving NHPs related to the following themes:

• Biomedical research
• Product Quality
• Clinical research;
• Health systems and health services research;
• Societal, cultural, environmental influences on health and the health of populations;
• Issues related to Natural Health Products regulations; and
• Information and knowledge transfer.

In order to determine how best to fulfill its research mandate, the Natural Health Products Directorate (NHPD) held a series of consultations to determine research priorities.

Future of the Natural Health Products Research Program

The NHPRP came to a close in 2008 and is no longer offering grants and contributions for NHP-based research. However, Health Canada continues to explore ways in which the Natural Health Products Directorate can play an active and meaningful role in fostering and promoting NHP research, whether directly or in collaboration with other agencies, both within government and the research community at large. A comprehensive overview of the NHPRP's accomplishments during its five year existence is available in the Natural Health Products Research Program's Five Year Performance Report 2003 - 2008.

You may contact the Natural Health Products Research Program should you have any questions.

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