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Bonnie J. Fraser Henry OBC FRCPC (born 1965 or 1966) is a Canadian physician and public servant who has been the provincial health officer at the British Columbia Ministry of Health since 2014. Henry is also a clinical associate professor at the University of British Columbia.
Dr. Bonnie Henry, like Lapointe, drew on her own authority and the expertise set out in an 88-page report to bolster her call Thursday for non-prescription access to unregulated drugs — “also ...
Jul 11, 2024 · In her latest report on the overdose crisis, released Thursday, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry called for an end to the prohibition on hard drugs, which she says has caused people to...
Jul 11, 2024 · Key findings in Dr. Bonnie Henry’s report looking at alternatives to unregulated drugs. More than 14,000 people have died of drug poisonings in B.C. since the public-health emergency was declared in 2016. Despite the implementation of a multifaceted response, the death toll has increased almost every year since the declaration of the ...
Mar 11, 2023 · B.C. is not ready for the next pandemic, Dr. Bonnie Henry warns. Three years in, B.C.'s chief medical health officer reflects on the COVID-19 pandemic and lessons it offers on the toxic drug ...
Apr 15, 2020 · B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is one of many health officers across the country who have become household names as they guide the public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jul 27, 2021 · Dr. Bonnie Henry was appointed as Provincial Health Officer for the Province of BC in 2018. As BC’s most senior public health official, Dr. Henry is responsible for monitoring the health of all British Columbians and undertaking measures for disease prevention and control and health protection.
Jun 22, 2021 · Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the COVID-19 response in British Columbia: “Today, we are reporting that 77.7% of all adults in B.C. and 76.2% of those 12 and older have now received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Bonnie Henry is best known for leading British Columbia’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. She has also worked to eradicate polio and to contain Ebola and SARS . Henry is a family care physician and a specialist in preventative medicine.
May 14, 2024 · A B.C. Supreme Court judge has ruled provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry was justified in extending a vaccine mandate for health-care workers last fall. Fifteen health-care workers...
