People in B.C. continue to benefit from the Province’s biosimilars initiative as cost savings increase and are reinvested into BC PharmaCare to further improve access to drug coverage. 

The Province has announced that Sherri Young will lead the new Office of the Superintendent of Health Professions and Occupations Oversight.

Harwinder Sandhu, Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors’ Services and Long-Term Care, has issued the following statement in recognition of B.C. Seniors’ Week, June 2-8, 2024:

Adults at high risk of severe outcomes due to COVID-19 are benefiting from access to nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (Paxlovid) as the Province provides 100% coverage for the drug.

The Province is introducing changes to increase patient safety and create more consistent care delivery for people accessing mental-health services as consultation begins to designate those who offer psychotherapy as a regulated health profession under the Health Professions Act.

Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, has issued the following statement in recognition of Paramedic Services Week, May 19-25, 2024:

People will be safer on B.C.’s roads with another round of support for 56 more communities that will further help prevent serious injuries and deaths.

People in the Greater Victoria area who identify as Indigenous are benefiting from better access to culturally safe health-care services with the opening of a new primary care centre on March 25, 2024, at 209-2951 Tillicum Rd.