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For immediate release: August 26, 2003 Clinton Group and MDA to Help Canadian Healthcare Workers with their Information NeedsRichmond, B.C. - MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (TSX: MDA) announced today that the company's Information System Group, teamed with the Clinton Group Inc., has been awarded a multi-year contract by Health Canada.The contract aims at defining new processes and business systems to support healthcare workers in obtaining all the tools and information they need to do their jobs - wherever they are. MDA is responsible for the architecture design and prototyping of information systems. The Clinton Group is responsible for strategy formulation, business process transformation and implementation. This project is part of the $17.3 billion initiative announced in the 2003 Canadian Federal Budget to address the concerns of Canadians about their health care systems. These investments are meant to improve the access to and the quality and sustainability of the public healthcare system, with a focus on the healthcare provided to First Nations and Inuit communities. The Clinton Group is a strategic management consulting firm located in Pickering, Ontario.
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