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GOP infighting stalled health reform: will it stall rest of Trump agenda? – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Mar 29, 2017 By Alexander Panetta THE CANADIAN PRESS WASHINGTON _ In the screams of a right-wing radio host came the faint whisper of a fractured political coalition. “Lie…
Sask Health Restructuring, Update – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Mar 28, 2017 18:04 REGINA – The Saskatchewan government has introduced legislation to consolidate the province’s 12 health regions into a single provincial health authority. Health Minister…
Patient Ombudsman visits North Bay hospital – BayToday.ca
Ontario’s Patient Ombudsman, Christine Elliott, is visiting the North East Local Health Integration Network (NE LHIN) this week to learn more about patient-centred initiatives. Ontario’s Patient Ombudsman, Christine Elliott, paid…
New federal budget puts Canada on track for palliative care framework – The Catholic Register
March 28, 2017 OTTAWA – With $6 billion earmarked for home and palliative care in the 2017 federal budget, Canada is on track towards making quality end-of-life care more accessible.…
Indigenous Health Website Launched – 250 News
March 27, 2017 Prince George, B.C. – What used to be Aboriginal Health is now Indigenous Health and the name change comes as a new Indigenous Health website has been…
Saskatchewan rural bus service a must for vulnerable people: B.C. First Nation – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Mar 26, 2017 By Camille Bains THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER _ Saskatchewan needed innovative ways to continue providing rural bus service instead of gutting it altogether, says an advocate…
On World TB Day, researcher urges more focus on TB reduction in Nunavut – NunatsiaqOnline
March 24, 2017 “Any TB death is too many” Now matter how you look at the public health numbers, tuberculosis rates among Inuit are “too high,” underlining the need for…
First Nations say suicide crisis requires same response as natural disasters – CBC
Mar 24, 2017 ‘Social emergencies summit’ aims to create template for government response in First Nations A rash of suicides; a car crash that claims multiple members of the same…
Think Tuberculosis Is a Thing of the Past in Canada? Think Again – The Tyee
Drug shortages, lack of availability mean disease remains a real threat to vulnerable communities. Tuberculosis kills more people than any other infectious disease on the planet. Nevertheless, TB is not…
Fraying at the edges – The Coast
Former member say that in its effort to plan for the future, the AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia is forgetting about the HIV-positive people it’s supposed to serve. There were…
