Health Minister Terry Lake released the following statement in recognition of National Hospice Palliative Care Week.

Health Minister Terry Lake, Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Todd Stone, elected officials, Interior Health representatives, staff and health-care partners gathered to mark the start of construction on the new Clinical Services Building.

A $50,000 grant from the Ministry of Health will assist the Mountain Resort Municipality of Sun Peaks determine the viability of an expanded health-care centre.

Health Minister Terry Lake has released the following statement in recognition of Family Caregiver Week, May 3-9, 2014.

A first-of-its-kind pre-med program at Selkirk College aimed at encouraging students to pursue rural medicine has received $1 million from the provincial government and the Doctors of BC.

Chronic pain can be a debilitating condition, stealing comfort and happiness from life. British Columbians struggling with ongoing pain will have more access to help and to hope because of a $1-million grant to Pain BC.

Health Minister Terry Lake and Grand Chief Doug Kelly released the following joint statement:

April 26 - May 3, 2014, is National Immunization Awareness Week in Canada and an excellent opportunity to open discussion and increase awareness about the importance of immunization to protect ourselves and our families from preventable diseases.