Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has issued new Health Minister Adriana LaGrange a mandate letter that instructs her to reform Alberta Health Services (AHS) and decentralize decision-making to the front lines. “We need to foster an environment within AHS and the entire health community that welcomes innovation and incentivizes the best patient care,” said Ms. Smith’s July…
Premier Smith’s Mandate Letter Calls for Health Minister to ‘Decentralize’ Alberta Health Services
Alberta’s Two Deputy Chief Medical Officers Resign From Their Positions: Minister
Alberta’s two deputy chief medical officers of health are leaving their roles. Health Minister Jason Copping confirmed during question period that both of the doctors have submitted letters of resignation. He says they continue to work in their roles and Alberta Health is in the process of trying to replace them. The resignations come less…
Dangerous Fungus Detected at Montreal-Area Hospital, Health Officials Say
Regional health authorities say a dangerous fungus known for its resistance to treatment has been detected at a hospital in Longueuil on Montreal’s South Shore. Officials at Hôpital Pierre-Boucher say two cases of patients carrying Candida auris have been identified at the hospital since Sept. 8. On that date, a first person suspected of carrying…
Setting a Benchmark for Lifting COVID-19 Mandates ‘Complicated,’ Federal Health Minister Says
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says it’s too “complicated” to set a benchmark of specific metrics towards ending the federal vaccine mandates. On March 21, opposition members of the House of Commons health committee hammered the minister with questions about a timeline, a benchmark, or a set of conditions that would lead to the end of…
French Health Minister Tests Positive for COVID-19
France’s Health Minister Olivier Veran on Thursday said he had tested positive for COVID-19. “Consequently I will be isolating and continue to fulfill my functions remotely,” he said in a tweet. France, one of Europe’s most-vaccinated countries, reported this week a daily record of more than 368,000 new COVID-19 cases. The seven-day average of new…
Liberals Delay New Regulations to Lower Price of Medicines in Canada
OTTAWA—Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos has put a six-month pause on new regulations designed to lower the cost of patented medicines in Canada. Health Canada first announced the changes in 2019 to protect Canadians from excessive drug prices, but the government has repeatedly delayed implementing the rules. The regulations were supposed to come into force at…
Boosters Needed to Extend Full Vaccination Status in Singapore
Singapore will review the validity period for full vaccination status as new variants emerge, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung in a press release on Dec. 14, 2021. Details on the validity period will be announced at the end of this year or early next year. Currently, a person is considered fully vaccinated after two…
‘On My Deathbed, I’ll Be Defined by My Family’: Aussie Health Minister On Why He Quits Politics
Health Minister Greg Hunt has revealed he wanted to put his family first as he announced he would leave politics ahead of the next federal election after two decades in parliament. While Hunt would not recontest his Victorian seat of Flinders, he will continue to steer Australia through the COVID-19 pandemic as Health and Aged…
Two High-Profile Aussie Govt Minister to Quit Politics at Next Election
Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt is set to quit politics after 20 years in parliament, joining attorney-general Christian Porter in his retirement announcement. Hunt has held one of the government’s most important roles as the nation contends with the COVID-19 pandemic, while Porter was once touted as a future Prime Minister. Media reports on Wednesday…
I Was Not Responsible for Blood Products as Minister: Lord Ken Clarke
Lord Ken Clarke has said he was “not responsible” for blood products during his time as health minister in the early days of the infected blood scandal, an inquiry has heard. Clarke, who held the position of health minister from 1982 to 1985, said the emerging controversy surrounding the blood products was something that “hardly…
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