On the occasion of World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, 2019, British Columbia marks record-low cases of HIV and AIDS as the crisis transitions from epidemic to chronic disease management.

A steering committee with representatives from all three parties in the legislature has worked together on a proposal to modernize the province’s health professions regulatory system, with a focus on increasing transparency and patient safety.

More supports are on the way for seniors, as the Province helps make it easier and faster for qualified health care assistants trained in Canada to work in British Columbia.

People living in Vernon now have better access to team-based everyday health care, with the opening of an urgent and primary care centre.

People in the Comox Valley will soon have access to a new long-term care facility that will provide 126 publicly-funded long-term and hospice care beds.

Improved access to long-term care homes for seniors in South Vancouver is on the way as plans are moving forward for the new Dogwood Lodge.

Dr. Bonnie Henry, provincial health officer, has confirmed the first probable case of a vaping-related illness in B.C.