LETTER: Canada must invest in the fight against HIV and Aids
COVID-19 has inevitably negatively affected the fight against HIV / AIDS, TB and malaria. 22% less HIV testing and significant increase in TB and malaria deaths.
Category: Health
Nicola Family Therapy adds free men’s mental health service
With over $40,000 raised towards their free men’s mental health initiative from local athlete Darius Sam’s 100km ultramarathon awareness run and a donation from the Nicola Valley Health Care Auxiliary, Nicola Family Therapy looks to fill a gap in service they have identified.
The journey to becoming a Nurse Practitioner
While Kristy Poirier may be new to the community, she is no stranger to providing healthcare services and programming.
Nurse pours ‘Heart and Sole’ to open new footcare centre
Shella Broman is taking on a new journey, opening her own footcare centre here in Merritt, continuing her passion while serving the community where she resides.
‘Help BC Nurses’ campaign wants to highlight nurse shortage
The British Columbia Nurses Union (BCNU) is shedding light on the challenges faced by those working in healthcare, and hopes to increase awareness and support for the mental health of BC’s nurses with its Help BC Nurses campaign.
Interior Health innovates with anesthetic gas
In light of 2022 Earth Day, Interior Health (IH) has put out a press release highlighting its commitment to a more eco friendly approach to health care.
Hospice society plants seeds of care and comfort with new campaign
The Merritt and District Hospice Society is reminding Merrittonians that hospice services are as diverse as wildflowers, with the Wildflowers Bloom campaign bringing awareness to the cause from April 4 to 29.
Interior Health expanding withdrawal services region wide
Interior Health’s new method of medically supported withdrawal management, often referred to as detox, is set to move to an outpatient model of care beginning in summer of 2022.
Royal Inland Hospital receives $2.5 million from Teck
Teck Resources Limited and the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation announced today a $2.5 million dollar contribution to aid in the development of the hospital’s new emergency department.
Merritt area homes at high risk of radon exposure
The BC Centre for Disease Control (BC CDC) has released a new, interactive map to help British Columbians both determine and understand the health risks posed to them by indoor radon.
August 31 marks International Overdose Awareness Day
At least 1,011 overdose deaths were recorded between January 2021 and June 2021, information that comes as a stark reminder of the ongoing opioid crisis on this International Overdose Awareness Day.
Merritt gaining one ambulance, seven new paramedics
Merritt is gaining one new full-time ambulance and seven net new 24/7 paramedic positions, thanks to a new collective agreement and unionized contract for paramedics in the province, which will see up to 32 new paramedics in the TNRD.
BC Teachers’ Federation calling for in school COVID vaccinations
The BC Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) is calling upon the Provincial Health Officer and Minister of Health to plan in-school vaccination clinics.
Merritt area sees three new cases of COVID-19 last week
Merritt saw one of the lowest cases per 100,000 population rate of COVID-19 cases last week, registering only three new positives.
New COVID-19 outbreak announced in Fraser Valley
A new outbreak has been declared at Fraser Valley Packers, a blueberry packing facility in Abbotsford, with 15 workers now infected with COVID-19.
Dr. Bonnie Henry introduces new order regarding rental agreements
Today, Dr. Bonnie Henry announced 30 new cases of COVID-19. Of those 30 new cases, 11 are in the Interior Health Region.
Three new COVID cases at Interior nursery
Three new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed at a current outbreak in a West Kelowna nursery, according to Dr. Bonnie Henry.
Second case of coronavirus found in B.C. patient
A second presumptive positive case of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) has been found in BC, according to the provincial government.
Free at-home fentanyl testing kits available in Merritt
Merrittonians can now take drug testing into their own hands thanks to a pilot project...
Pot-legalization laws must protect young people, says B.C. health minister
BY: Cam Fortems, KTW B.C.’s health minister says he came away from a marijuana summit in...
