Investing in infrastructure - Islanders with chronic kidney disease will benefit from improvements to Western Hospital’s hemodialysis unit. The provincial government is investing $500,000 through its capital budget to create a better-equipped, more spacious hemodialysis unit...
What is shigellosis? Shigellosis is an infectious disease caused by a group of bacteria called Shigella. The disease itself is commonly referred to as dysentery. People are the only source for Shigella bacteria. Shigella are extremely infectious bacteria, and ingestion of just 10...
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...