Thank you very much, and thank you for the question.
It is the case that we have significant challenges in terms of supporting and improving health services and health status on first nations reserves. I think reducing the inequalities that we see is a very significant priority for the first nations and Inuit health branch. To that end, we have a number of programs. You mentioned the non-insured health benefits program, by which we provide a range of drugs, dental services, and other services to people living on and off reserve. You mentioned the estimates; the incremental amount there is $305 million that was put in budget 2009, over the two years, to help stabilize that program.
In addition, of those stabilization funds for the $440 million over the two years that was announced as part of the economic action plan, there is $135 million for infrastructure. We have a significant number of communities, around 200 communities, that are very isolated, where we have nursing stations and often we have nursing residences to support the staff who stay there. We have some significant ability with those funds to move forward on our capital program to construct and renovate and modernize some of those capital facilities as well.
In budget 2010 there is also $285 million, over two years, for aboriginal health programs in some of the prevention and treatment areas, such as diabetes, suicide prevention, maternal and child health.
These are investments that we think will be very important as we move forward to try to reduce the inequalities in health status that we see.