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Regina health region didn’t notify people about snooping worker: privacy official – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Aug 24, 2016 By CJME THE CANADIAN PRESS REGINA _ Saskatchewan’s privacy commissioner says the Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region didn’t do enough after an employee was caught snooping into…
National Pharmacare: Health minister Jane Philpott tells doctors she can’t make any promises – Montreal Gazette
August 24, 2016 Federal health minister Jane Philpott said Tuesday a national Pharmacare program is likely years away because of more pressing priorities like primary care, improved health for indigenous…
Innovation, not just money, needed to fix health care system: Philpott – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Aug 23, 2016 By Camille Bains THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER _ Canada needs innovative solutions to improve home and primary health care so it can match other countries including…
Canada ‘missed the boat’ on economic policies to mitigate climate change: doctor – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Aug 22, 2016 By Camille Bains THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER _ Canada “has missed the boat” when it comes to developing renewable energy resources that would mitigate the impact…
Getting serious about Aboriginal health care – iPolitics
August 20, 2016 VANCOUVER — Canadian doctors need new skills and attitudes if they want to improve the health of Canada’s indigenous peoples. That was the principal message from Truth…
Charlie Angus: Jane Philpott’s Limo Tab Shows ‘Disconnect’ On Indigenous Health Travel – Huffington Post
August 18, 2016 An NDP member of Parliament who represents indigenous people in remote communities says Health Minister Jane Philpott’s $1,700 limo bill reveals a troubling “disconnect” in her department.…
Aboriginal chiefs renew plea for ambulance services – Montreal Gazette
September 21, 2016 When an accident happens on the remote reserve of Manawan, it’s a 90-minute drive on an unpaved dirt road to reach an ambulance, and about three hours more to get to the closest…
Sask health professionals helping abroad with Doctors Without Borders -Regina Leader Post
August 22, 2016 Doria Melville has worked in difficult conditions, but nothing compares to South Sudan. “It’s unlike anything you’ve done before, even if you think you’re well prepared,” says…
That’s criminal to me’: How Canada is failing to end HIV/AIDS at home – CBC
Stigma remains a major problem that discourages people from getting tested Aug 22, 2016 Two studies released last month show the tools exist to potentially end the more than three-decades-old scourge…
Report highlights health problems First Nations face – The Chronicle Journal
Aug 18, 2016 Aboriginal people are more than twice as likely to be admitted to hospital than non-aboriginal people, according to new health report by Statistics Canada. The report, Acute…
