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Government of Canada announces $2M in support for palliative care for persons who are homeless or vulnerably housed

The Government of Canada is committed to improving the quality and availability of palliative care for all people in Canada. Budget 2021 provided nearly $30 million to help advance the Government’s Action Plan on Palliative Care and build a better foundation for coordinated action on long-term and supportive care needs.

Health Canada authorizes use of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in children 6 months to 5 years of age

Today, Health Canada authorized the use of the Moderna Spikevax COVID-19 vaccine in children 6 months to 5 years of

Provincial and territorial services: Quit Smoking.

Each year, about 48,000 Canadians die from a tobacco-associated disease. Considering quitting smoking or any other tobacco product — or

April is Oral Health Month.

Everyone desires to lead a healthy life, wherein good oral health plays an important role and implies that gums, oral

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Public Health Agency of Canada 2020-21 Departmental Results Report

The 2020–21 Departmental Results Report for the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) outlines PHAC’s achievements over the past fiscal year. Working in an unpredictable and high-stakes environment, PHAC employees accomplished many remarkable achievements over the past year. As the location of the Immunization National Operations Center for the vaccination

Canadian Physician Demographics.

52% are family physicians; 48% are specialists of other disciplines. 39% (33,913) are aged 55 or older. 43% are female; 57% are

Health Act Annual Reports (2016-2021)

The Canada Health Act (CHA or the Act) is Canada’s federal legislation for publicly funded health care insurance. The Act sets out

Cases of cancer attained by age group and sex of Canadians from 2014 to 2018.

This graph talks about cancer. The primary types of cancer, and its prevalence duration in Canadians in each province. The type of

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Diseases and health condition

Get the facts about Canada’s Opioid’s crisis

What is the opioid crisis? The opioid crisis is a complex public health issue. There are many factors that led us to the significant increase in opioid-related overdoses today. Some of these factors include: high rates of opioid prescribing the emergence of strong synthetic opioids in the illegal drug supply

Neurological conditions in Canada.

The human brain is utterly baffling. A small organ weighing merely three pounds as an adult has the ability to

April is Oral Health Month.

Everyone desires to lead a healthy life, wherein good oral health plays an important role and implies that gums, oral

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Health Act Annual Reports (2016-2021)

The Canada Health Act (CHA or the Act) is Canada’s federal legislation for publicly funded health care insurance. The Act sets out the primary objective of Canadian health care policy, which is “to protect, promote and restore the physical and mental well-being of residents of Canada and to facilitate reasonable access

Get the facts about Canada’s Opioid’s crisis

What is the opioid crisis? The opioid crisis is a complex public health issue. There are many factors that led

Provincial and territorial services: Quit Smoking.

Each year, about 48,000 Canadians die from a tobacco-associated disease. Considering quitting smoking or any other tobacco product — or

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Cases of cancer attained by age group and sex of Canadians from 2014 to 2018.

This graph talks about cancer. The primary types of cancer, and its prevalence duration in Canadians in each province. The type of cancer, its duration, and the attained age group and sex of Canadians. The year 2014 to the year 2018. Source: Health canada. Age Group7 Total, all ages Sex

The 10 best hospitals in Canada.

So who came out on top? Below is a countdown of the top 10 hospitals in Canada. 10. Foothills Medical Centre Location: Calgary, Alberta Score: 87.5 Hospital Beds: 1,062 9. Vancouver General Hospital Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Score: 87.8 Hospital Beds: 737 8. The Royal Victoria Hospital Location: Montreal, Quebec

Government of Canada to make an announcement on health care.

The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health, the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, and the Honourable Kamal Khera, Minister of Seniors, will hold a news conference to announce new support for health care. Participants will be available to answer questions from

Statement from the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health on the Overdose Catastrophe.

March 23, 2022, | Ottawa Recently release of national data on Opioid and related- Overdose deaths, with other harms, highlights how devastating the situation is worsening. According to Health Canada, there is an average of 20 people dying and 17 hospitalized every day from January to September 2021. The first