I think the funding for research is a big important thing. We know that endometriosis research in Canada is quite underfunded compared to other conditions. For example, the funding per affected Canadian for endometriosis is only $7.41, and that's compared to, for example, inflammatory bowel disease, which affects far fewer individuals and receives funding per affected Canadian of about $340.
Endometriosis is a very under-researched area due to a lack of funding, so the federal government could certainly help through research funding. Endometriosis researchers don't have a great home to apply to for their grants in endometriosis, so restructuring of the CIHR would help encourage those applications and, as Dr. Leonardi described in the opening statement, separation of gynecologic diseases from obstetrical diseases, which tend to receive prioritization....
In terms of awareness, the federal government could provide funding for awareness campaigns that could reach many more Canadians than our small grassroots organization can ever hope to do.