Lyme disease is a bacterial infection transmitted to humans by a bite from an infected blacklegged (deer) tick ( Ixodes scaplularis). Ticks attach to the skin and feed on blood. A tick carrying Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria that can cause Lyme disease can transmit the disease...
Islanders will soon have access to more mental health treatments, clinical care and life skills development through the new Mental Health Structured Programming and Day Treatment facility. Today, the Government of Prince Edward Island and Health PEI jointly unveiled the new...
Annual Report for the Department of Health and Wellness for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023.
Expanded hepatitis C treatment and resources are bringing Prince Edward Island closer to its goal of eliminating the disease from the province by 2025. The provincial government’s balanced 2018-19 operating budget includes approximately $2 million to expand the Hepatitis C Drug...
The provincial government is providing $136,000 in grants to support innovative projects that promote healthier communities and help prevent chronic diseases through community and school-based initiatives. This year, the 2024-2025 LIVE WELL PEI Wellness Grant Program is funding...
For Dr. Michael Girsberger and Dr. Sandra Jadin, a site visit to Prince Edward Island was one of the most important determining factors for their decision to move to the Island. Despite the pandemic, this physician couple is among 40 physicians recruited to PEI in 2021. Dr...
Annual Report for the Department of Health and Wellness for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013.
Annual Report for the Department of Health and Wellness for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014.
Saskatchewan Polytechnic and the Government of Prince Edward Island have entered into an agreement to help address the growing demand for qualified nurses in PEI. The agreement facilitates the delivery of Sask Polytech's Transition to Registered Nursing in Canada and Registered...
Today, the Honourable Dennis King, Premier of Prince Edward Island, and the Honourable Mark McLane, Minister of Health and Wellness, announced an agreement has been reached with private long term care operators which will result in a record investment of almost $25 million...