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A new pediatrics residency training site on Vancouver Island is a further commitment by the Province to make sure British Columbians have access to high-quality health-care.

Health Minister Terry Lake issued the following statement today in response to the auditor general’s report on Panorama.

As part of the Province’s work to make sure British Columbians have access to high-quality primary care, new rural residency spots for family doctors in training are being established in the Kootenay-Boundary region.

British Columbia is providing public drug plan coverage of another new generation hepatitis C drug, Holkira Pak, announced Minister of Health Terry Lake today.

Health Minister Terry Lake sent the following letter to Scott Hamilton, MLA, chair of the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services:

Patients in Vancouver facing life-threatening illnesses can lean on Friends for Life. The government is supporting the organization with $150,000.

Helping seniors remain safe, active and independent is garnering honours for 11 communities around British Columbia, Health Minister Terry Lake announced.

From gradually losing sight in both eyes, to developing drastically life-altering vertigo that challenged her very mobility, to dealing with complications from both lupus and Crohn's disease, Kamloops citizen Peggy Szilagyi doesn’t let these challenges stop her.