
World Hepatitis Day, acknowledged on 28 July, provides an opportunity to reflect on BC’s journey toward achieving the World Health Organization’s target of eliminating hepatitis C by 2030. Treatment... Read More
World Hepatitis Day, acknowledged on 28 July, provides an opportunity to reflect on BC’s journey toward achieving the World Health Organization’s target of eliminating hepatitis C by 2030. Treatment... Read More
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, young adults age 18 to 30 years in British Columbia faced a challenging social, economic, and employment landscape due to changing norms around key life transitions,... Read More
Mortality due to drug overdose has risen to unprecedented levels in British Columbia. In 2020, 1724 people died of drug overdose compared to 984 people in 2019.[1] There has been a significant... Read More
During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, sweeping measures were implemented in BC, such as closing nonessential services and reducing in-classroom learning and child care.[1] These measures... Read More
British Columbia was one of the first jurisdictions in the world to implement a saline rinse-gargle (“saline gargle”) collection method for COVID-19 testing. In September 2020, collection centres... Read More