Global Healthcare Income & Growth Fund (TSX:HIG.UN) announces a share repurchase program. Under the program, the company will repurchase up to 518,100 units, representing 10% of its issued and outstanding Units. All units purchased will be cancelled. The company has received the approval from the Toronto Stock Exchange for the normal course issuer bid. The program will commence on October 17, 2017 and will expire on October 16, 2018. As of October 4, 2017, the company had 5,181,132 issued and outstanding Units.