The Canadian Press 03/09/2024 15:22 British Columbia is moving ahead with 13 new First Nations primary care centres in the province, with 10 scheduled to start operating this fall. The province’s First Nations Health Authority and the Health Ministry say in a joint statement that there will be a total of 15 such clinics in B.C. once the 13 new locations are all opened. Health minister Adrian Dix says in a statement that the expanded slate of First Nations primary care clinics is another step in “dismantling and eradicating Indigenous-specific racism from B.C.’s health-care system.” The clinics combine primary care and social services with Indigenous health supports, and officials say they will be operated in partnership with the local First Nations. The 10 facilities scheduled to begin taking patients this…
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