By Erin Knutson The Canadian Mental Health Association for the Kootenays annually supports World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) in solidarity with many organizations and supporters….
Home »
Browse past new stories and articles related to “World Health Organization”
To aid our readers in finding relevant information within our website, e-know.ca tags people, places, organizations and events in the news, stories and articles we publish. This page shows stories that have been published with the tag: World Health Organization.
COVID-19 regional snapshot for May 12
NEW updates surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic (as of Tuesday, May 12), as compiled by the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK). Current Situation in B.C. (as…
Thanks to print media we now know who to blame
“Perceptions,” by Gerry Warner Op-Ed Commentary We now (April 2) have a much better idea of who the real culprit is in the COVID-19 pandemic,…
Time for banks and government to shout “car”
e-KNOW Editorial By Ian Cobb Eight days ago the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak a pandemic. In the past week we’ve…
Remain calm, follow sound advice and try to laugh
Kootenay Crust By Ian Cobb Op-Ed Commentary To quote the great Douglas Adams: “Don’t panic.” By now you’re likely aware that the World Health Organization…
World Health Organization declares COVID-19 a pandemic
The World Health Organization has this morning (March 11) declared that the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is now being “characterized as a pandemic.” WHO Director-General Dr….
Latest COVID-19 update notes B.C.’s first fatality
Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s Provincial Health Officer, have this afternoon (March 9) issued the following joint statement regarding updates…
Where is the world heading with the coronavirus?
“Perceptions,” by Gerry Warner Op-Ed Commentary Is the world – including the East Kootenay – on the edge of another global pandemic? This is not…
Coronavirus outbreak a global concern: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has today (Jan. 30) declared the outbreak of novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV in the People’s Republic of China a Public Health…
Provincial statement on coronavirus risk
Letter to the Editor The BC Centre for Disease Control and provincial and federal authorities are closely monitoring the outbreak of respiratory illness linked to…