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 …
Toronto – The federal government is committed to helping small and medium-sized businesses bring their innovations to life from coast to coast to coast and ensuring that people can benefit from their creative ideas and solutions. Rechie Valdez, Minister of Small Business, announced that the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) will join the Coordinated Accessible National (CAN) Health Network. This …
Tḱemlúps te Secwépemc — We honour the experiences of Survivors of the Kamloops Indian Residential School and acknowledge the continued impacts on the intergenerational Survivors. Kúkpi7 (Chief) Rosanne Casimir of the Tḱemlúps te Secwépemc, Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services, and Colleen Erickson, Board Chair of the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA), are pleased to jointly announce $12.5 million in …
