Ottawa – The Council of the Chief Medical Officers of Health issued the following statement on the release of the latest surveillance data on opioid and stimulant-related harms in Canada from January 2016 to September 2024. Opioid-related deaths, hospitalizations, emergency department visits, and emergency medical services (EMS) responses continue to show a small, but welcome, decrease at the national level over the …
The Public Health Challenge of Syphilis Supporting positive sexual health outcomes for people in Canada means taking swift and coordinated action to address the rise in various sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBI). Of particular concern among these infections is syphilis. Despite being both preventable and curable, syphilis rates have been rising in recent years. Between 2018 and 2023, infectious syphilis cases …
Ottawa – Although significant progress has been made in the past several decades in reducing smoking rates in Canada, the Council of Chief Medical Officers of Health (CCMOH) want to highlight that smoking continues to pose a significant risk to the health of Canadians, with over 46 000 people dying from smoking-related causes each year. This National Non-Smoking Week, from …
