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The Ministry of Health is a department of the Government of British Columbia which oversees the provincial healthcare system. It manages services including the Medical Services Plan , HealthLinkBC , and the PharmaCare program.
A public health emergency was declared in the province on March 17. [7] On June 29, 2021, BC Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth signed Ministerial Order M275 [8] to come into effect at the end of the day on June 30, 2021, ending the province-wide state of emergency since March 18, 2020. [9]
The BC HealthGuide Handbook is a 400+ page printed medical handbook available free-of-charge to residents of British Columbia. [7] It provides information on common health topics such as how to recognize and cope with common health issues, illness prevention, home treatment and when to see a health professional.
On January 23, the federal Minister of Health, Patty Hajdu, said they were monitoring five or six people for signs of the virus. [53] [54] That same day, the chief public health officer of Canada, Theresa Tam, was a member of the WHO committee that broadcast that it was too early to declare a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
Bonnie J. Fraser Henry (born 1965 or 1966) [2] is a Canadian epidemiologist, physician, and public servant who has been the provincial health officer at the British Columbia Ministry of Health since 2014. Henry is also a clinical associate professor at the University of British Columbia. [3]
The BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) is the public health arm for British Columbia's Provincial Health Services Authority. [2] The BCCDC is located at 655 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver, BC. The Centre has tuberculosis [3] and sexually transmitted infections (STI) clinics [4] as well as outreach clinics in high prevalence areas throughout BC.
British Columbia Children's Hospital is a medical facility located in Vancouver, British Columbia, and is an agency of the Provincial Health Services Authority. It specializes in health care for patients from birth to 16 years of age (possibly longer if followed by a specialist team). [ 1 ]
The BC Cancer Foundation is the beneficiary of major fundraising events. The Workout to Conquer Cancer is a 31-day challenge to move every day in May while fundraising.. The Tour de Cure is an annual cycling event that raises funds for the BC Cancer Foundation to support cancer research and patient care programs.