Endometriosis Awareness Month: Hear from two of our own
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
March 1st marked the beginning of Endometriosis Awareness Month and we at Pfizer recognize the importance of endometriosis and its impact on peoples’ lives. In support of creating awareness this month, two of our own Pfizer employees who have endometriosis came forward to share their experiences.
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Highlights from our 2023 Impact Report – a look at Pfizer’s Environmental Social and Governance Performance
Monday, March 18, 2024
Recently, Pfizer published its Impact Report, providing an overview of Pfizer’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) priorities and goals, aimed at contributing to long-term value creation and a sustainable, responsible, and patient-centric business model aligned to our purpose.
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Women, caregivers to all but themselves
Thursday, March 7, 2024
International Women's Day is a time to celebrate the achievements of all women, highlighting their contributions to society and advocating for gender equality. As we commemorate this day, it is also important to call attention to an issue that affects many women worldwide: being caregivers to all but themselves.
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Living with Multiple Myeloma: Phil's Journey
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Multiple Myeloma is an incurable blood cancer, but it is possible to live well – even thrive – with MM.
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The Promise of Gene Therapy: Canada’s Path to Embracing the Future
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
For gene therapies in Canada, the future is now.
Gene therapy has the potential to offer eligible patients with rare genetic diseases a transformational clinical benefit and improved quality of life.
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World Pneumonia Day: Protecting older Canadians has never been more important
Friday, November 10, 2023
On World Pneumonia Day, we recognize the importance of taking precautionary measures in our daily lives to better protect us from contracting pneumonia – a disease that affects many Canadians each year.
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October 26 is World Amyloidosis Day
The Unexpected Diagnosis: How Carpal Tunnel Led to Amyloidosis
Thursday, October 26, 2023
Robert’s journey into the world of Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy, or ATTR-CM, is a powerful reminder that even seemingly unrelated symptoms can lead to life-altering diagnoses.
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Changing the Narrative – Removing the taboo to embrace menopause as a core phase of life
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
With almost 50 per cent of the Canadian workforce identifying as women, menopause should be anything but taboo. But, unfortunately, 54 per cent of women in Canada aged 40-60 still think menopause is a taboo topic in the workplace.
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Bringing Medicines and Vaccines to Patients Faster: Regulatory Modernization Improves Access for All
Monday, October 2, 2023
Reflecting on the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve learned a lot about the interconnectedness of our Canadian health system.
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Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Did you know that, according to the United Nations, at least 50% of people across the globe lack access to essential healthcare services?
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Monday, July 10, 2023
Wanni Zhang started experiencing symptoms of ulcerative colitis at just 20 years old. Four months later, she received a formal diagnosis.
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Chronic illness is a slow and sneaky health problem with symptoms that appear gradually and persist over time. Generally speaking, a chronic disease cannot be completely cured and does not resolve on its own. In addition, it can considerably affect quality of life and the psychological health of anybody who has it.
Friday, June 16, 2023
In 2021, Pfizer established its Refugee Leadership Initiative in response to the refugee crisis in Haiti and Afghanistan, with a commitment of hiring 100 refugees and mentor 150 refugees in 2022.
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
May is Asian Heritage Month in Canada. This month, Pfizer colleague Joanne had a chance to sit down with Christopher Tse and discuss the inspiring work he’s done in the realm of anti-Asian discrimination.
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
The prevalence, presentation, and impact of eczema on people with deeper skin tones, or skin of colour, can be profoundly different from those with lighter skin.
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
On March 8, International Women’s Day, Pfizer Canada welcomed a young student to our Montreal-based office, as part of our ongoing partnership with Plan International Canada’s Girls Belong Here program.
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
In its most advanced stage, breast cancer – which is diagnosed in close to 29,000 Canadian women each year and accounts for almost 15 per cent of all cancer deaths in Canadian women – remains an incurable disease.
Thursday, February 23, 2023
Rare diseases are not as “rare” as they may first seem. There is a good chance that each of us may know someone who has some form of a rare disease.
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
The end of the year presents us with an opportunity to reflect not only on our accomplishments throughout the year, but more importantly, on the impact we’ve made.For us at Pfizer, that driving force has always been the people that we seek to help.
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
With the goal of increasing insight and understanding into what it’s like to live with Atopic Dermatitis (AD), I, along with a cohort of
Thursday, June 16, 2022
Meet Pfizer Canada’s new President
Recently, Laura Larbalestier, head of People Experience in Canada, sat down for a conversation with Najah
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
There are various lifestyle factors that can help those living with Rheumatoid Arthritis increase their cardiovascular health.
Tuesday, June 7, 2022
While many countries have moved towards a Rare Disease framework to facilitate access to innovative medicine for patients with rare
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
May is Bladder Cancer Awareness Month.
Bladder cancer is often seen as the forgotten cancer, despite impacting thousands of hundreds of
Thursday, April 14, 2022
World Hemophilia Day is dedicated to raising awareness surrounding hemophilia, a rare disease which prevents the normal clotting of blood.
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Over the past two years, Canadians have seen first-hand the contributions of the research-based pharmaceutical industry at work.
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Pfizer Canada is proud to announce the recipients of the 2021 Canadian transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) Medical Research and
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
by Cole Pinnow, President, Pfizer Canada
Today, I am proud to share that Pfizer Canada has been recognized as one of Canada’s Best Diversity
Monday, February 28, 2022
by Fred Little, Rare Disease Canada Lead, Pfizer Canada
When we hear the term “rare disease”, our first instinct is to think that such
Monday, February 28, 2022
Meet Barry Stein, President and CEO of Colorectal Cancer Canada (CCC). For more than 23 years, Barry has been making a difference in the
Monday, February 28, 2022
Meet Filomena Servidio-Italiano, President and CEO of Colorectal Cancer Resource and Action Network (CCRAN). With her extensive experience
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Rasheed Clarke is an optimist.
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Written by Cole Pinnow, President, Pfizer Canada
Today, we are incredibly pleased to share that Pfizer Canada has been recognized as one of
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
When Effie was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis (UC), she was not prepared for what it meant to live with a chronic inflammatory disease.
Monday, October 11, 2021
By Julia Duszczyszyn & Melissa Ferlaino, Co-Chairs, PWR Canada
October 11th marks International Day of the Girl and this year’s theme is “My
Monday, October 4, 2021
As part of its ongoing commitment to patients, Pfizer is holding a global, week-long internal event from October 4–8, Patients in Focus, to
Wednesday, September 15, 2021
By Cole Pinnow, President, Pfizer Canada
It’s been 19 months and counting since the start of the pandemic.
Monday, May 3, 2021
Written by Cole Pinnow, President, Pfizer Canada
I’d like to provide an overview of the efforts that Pfizer Canada is taking to make our
Thursday, April 8, 2021
Pfizer Inc recently published its first-ever Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, which builds on our prior Corporate
Pfizer Canada recently welcomed Rupali, an undergraduate science student, through Plan International Canada’s Girls Belong Here seat share
Written by Kevin Mohamed, Hospital Business Unit Lead, Pfizer Canada
Recently, I had the opportunity to participate in a public event
By Fred Little, Rare Disease Canada Lead, Pfizer Canada
Rare Disease Day may only happen once a year, though it offers us an opportunity to
Friday, November 20, 2020
PREFACE
The Imagine RA program aims to strengthen relationships between Canadian rheumatoid arthritis (RA) advocates and raise their voices
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
PREFACE
The Imagine RA program aims to strengthen relationships between Canadian rheumatoid arthritis (RA) advocates and raise their voices
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In the chronic disease space,
Pfizer colleagues at the Kirkland head office have been taking steps towards prioritizing a healthy lifestyle in and out of the workplace.
Friday, November 22, 2019
At Pfizer Canada, we strive to deliver breakthroughs that change patients’ lives, but we also believe that the small wins can also have a
Friday, November 1, 2019
A biosimilar product is a biologic product that is approved based on demonstrating that it is highly similar to an Health Canada‐approved
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Today, routine immunizations have significantly reduced illness, death, and the spread of these diseases in Canada and around the world.
Friday, October 11, 2019
Pfizer Canada recently celebrated the power of girls and women by participating in Plan International Canada’s Girls Belong Here seat share program.