The federal government has announced $110 million over two years for the Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative (ADI), as promised in the 2010 budget.

The ADI was established in 1999 to deliver a range of primary prevention, screening and treatment programs in partnership with Tribal Councils, First Nations organizations, Inuit community groups and provincial and territorial governments.

Aboriginal people are three to five times more likely to experience type 2 diabetes than non-Aboriginal Canadians. HE