Josie Osborne, Minister of Health, has released the following statement in recognition of Medical Laboratory Week, April 13-19, 2025:

Josie Osborne, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, provincial health officer, have issued the following statements marking the ninth anniversary of the toxic-drug crisis being declared a public health emergency:

Legislation is being tightened to allow greater recovery of health-care costs caused by wrongdoers, to further ensure these costs fall on them and not people in British Columbia.

Josie Osborne, Minister of Health, has released the following statement in recognition of Public Health Week, April 7-11, 2025: 

The Province is launching its health authority review to ensure resource allocations are supporting critical patient services and minimize unnecessary administrative spending.

More women living with substance-use challenges on Vancouver Island can benefit from more options to help them with their recovery through 20 newly opened substance-use treatment beds in Victoria.

The Province is taking action to improve care for people who suffer from severe, overlapping mental-health and substance-use challenges, including brain injuries from toxic-drug poisonings, ensuring they have the right care to meet their needs.