Premier Christy Clark was joined by others at the Investors Group Walk for Alzheimer’s to support people and their families struggling with dementia. She also announced $2.7 million in funding for First Link dementia support, a resource that helps British Columbians manage the devastating disease.

Health Minister Terry Lake has announced the 73 rural and remote B.C. communities that will welcome community paramedicine, a program that offers residents enhanced health services from paramedics.

Young British Columbians will be further protected against more types of meningitis with the introduction of a vaccine for Grade 9 students that protects against four strains of the bacteria instead of only one.

The Province has provided $5 million to the St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation for a research study on how to reduce new infections of hepatitis C in the province.

The North welcomed an innovative project that will improve access for British Columbia’s northern population to participate in, and reap the benefits of, clinical research that will improve disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment in specific communities.

Thirty-two thousand, six hundred cubic metres of concrete have been poured and 4,600 tonnes of rebar installed at the Teck Acute Care Centre. Health Minister Terry Lake commemorated the occasion with staff, donors and project partners by unveiling a banner signed by young patients from throughout the province.

Health Minister Terry Lake and Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Todd Stone officially opened a seniors’ centre community kitchen that will provide meals and showcase cooking skills through food preparation classes.

Health Minister Terry Lake has issued the following statement for World Health Day, April 7, 2016:

The Nurses’ Bargaining Association and the Health Employers’ Association of BC (HEABC) have reached a tentative five-year agreement consistent with the Province’s Economic Stability Mandate.