Province to launch new 10-year cancer care plan, $440-million initial investment

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Premier David Eby was joined by the provinces health minister Adrian Dix in Vancouver this morning where he announced an initial investment of $440-million that will go towards delivering improved care for British Columbian's suffering from cancer.

The provincial government has announced a new 10-year action plan aimed at improving the care cancer patients across the province receive.

The announcement outlined several aspects of the health care system that will be impacted by the funding, namely:A revised pay structures to attract oncologist and cancer-care professionals.Funding for patient travel from rural communities. Since that time, the province points to several milestones that have been reached, including an expansion in the HPV vaccine program, the launch of several new PET/CT scanners across the province, a 10-point youth vaping plan, at home HPV screening and a lung cancer screening program.From 2024 through to 2026, three more $90-million investments are slated to be injected into the provinces healthcare system, as well as a one-time fund of $170-million for the BC Cancer Foundation.

 

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Cancer they get enough money the society!

10 years to late: for how many is the real question!

You mean $440 Million dollars to try and convince people to kill themselves. BCNDP and liberal_party corruption is alive and well.

with the vaccine causing cancer, this will come in handy

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