The public health accountability and cost recovery act will provide the tools necessary for the government to recover costs associated with the promotion, marketing and distribution of products that are harmful to adults and children in British Columbia. Building...
The toxic drug epidemic is now killing more British Columbians than many other causes of death including suicides and murders. The latest figures show that at least 198 deaths suspected to have been caused by toxic, unregulated drugs reported...
Starting June 1, 2023, people in B.C. can get prescriptions from their pharmacist for contraceptives and medications to treat 21 minor ailments, such as allergies, shingles, cold sores, pink eye and uncomplicated urinary tract infections. "We are delivering on...
More than 77,500 people were vaccinated against influenza from Dec. 5 to Dec. 11, 2022, including 42,582 people who were vaccinated during the weekend's influenza-vaccine walk-in clinic blitz. This was part of government's efforts to support people and families...
The Province's efforts to make it free and easier for people to get the best protection possible against influenza and COVID-19 are paying off. More than 630,000 people received their flu shots in the first 17 days of B.C.'s...
By Dr. Bonnie Henry
Provincial Health Officer
VICTORIA - As the summer holidays draw to a close, many families are starting to think about their back-to-school tasks. Buy school supplies. Take their children for haircuts. And help their kids pick out...
While COVID-19 headlines may have disappeared, the virus is very much with us. People in BC can look ahead to their next COVID-19 vaccine dose with the Province announcing a fall booster program as the next step in its...
VICTORIA – Doctors and surgeons have placed highest on the status of health professionals who are vaccinated, coming in at 98 percent, according to latest provincial data.
BC's provincial health officer (PHO) is publishing data collected regarding the COVID-19 vaccination...
Surrey Memorial Hospital is getting BC’s first 3D visualization systems after investing $290,000 for two digitally-assisted 3D visualization systems for vitreoretinal surgery, a state-of-the-art surgical technology that will enable eye surgeons to better perform highly specialized retinal surgeries, a...
The province is shifting to weekly reports of COVID-19 date in BC from their pandemic time daily reports. The government said beginning on Thursday, April 7, COVID-19 dashboards and reports issued by the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control...
The public health accountability and cost recovery act will provide the tools necessary for the government to recover costs associated with the promotion, marketing...