| Health Canada | statements
The Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, issued a statement to mark the inaugural meeting of federal, provincial and territorial Ministers responsible for mental health and substance use.
| Health Canada | statements
Today is World Mental Health Day, an opportunity to work with our international partners to promote positive mental health worldwide.
| Health Canada | news releases
Today, Health Canada authorized a second bivalent COVID-19 vaccine booster. This is an updated version of the Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine, targeting the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants, and is authorized for use as a booster dose in individuals 12 years of age and older.
| Health Canada | statements
We share the concerns of many parents and caregivers about their inability to find pediatric/infant and children’s acetaminophen and ibuprofen products, and we understand the worries associated with this. Since the start of the shortage, we have been working to take actions to ensure that parents and caregivers have what they need to take care of children.
| Health Canada | media advisories
Government of Canada to provide an update on COVID-19 vaccines in Canada (October 7, 2022)
| Health Canada | statements
Today’s national data release on opioid- and stimulant- related harms paints a tragic and serious picture of how the overdose crisis, and the increasingly toxic illegal drug supply, continues to devastate families and communities across Canada.
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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Month is observed every September to raise awareness about the risks of drinking alcohol during pregnancy, highlight prevention and support efforts, and encourage individuals to learn more about FASD and its impacts.
| Health Canada | news releases
Today, the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health, and the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, announced the launch of the legislative review of the Cannabis Act.
| Health Canada | statements
As a way to promote awareness, the month of September marks several Cancer Awareness months and days, including for blood cancers, prostate and ovarian cancers, as well as childhood cancers.
| Health Canada | news releases
Today, the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health, announced three appointments and one reappointment to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Governing Council.
