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World Pneumonia Day – 12 November 2020
Pneumonia is the single biggest infectious killer of adults and children – claiming the lives of 2.5 million, including 672,000 children, in 2019. This year World Pneumonia Day – on…
Notice of PHABC’s Annual General Meeting – ONLINE via Zoom
Notice to PHABC Membership 2020 Annual General Meeting – November 19 ONLINE! We hope to see many of you online Thursday November 19th, 2020 from 12:00pm to 1:30pm for our Annual…
Overdose Advisory Issued for Greater Victoria by Island Health
The Island Health authority has issued an overdose advisory for Greater Victoria. The advisory, issued on Tuesday afternoon, states there “is an increase of overdoses in the Greater Victoria area.” Island Health…
CPHA Call to Action to Adopt Anti-Racism as a Sixth Pillar of the Canada Health Act
On September 28, 2020, Joyce Echaquan, a 37-year old Atikamekw woman from Manawan, died in the Centre hospitalier de Lanaudiere in Joliette, Quebec. The livestreamed video recorded before her death…
A National School Lunch Program Would Solve More Than Hunger
From the National Observer, October 19, 2020 School meal programs should be more than a meal — they should anchor school curriculum and root kids into their school, advocates say….