Health alerts for communities around the Northern Health region are listed below.

These alerts are posted to provide Northern BC residents with information on how to protect your family's well-being and avoid illness due to a local health situation, including (but not limited to) an influenza outbreak, unsafe water conditions, a food recall or swimming advisories based on algae blooms. 

Sandoz Drug Supply Shortage

What is the drug supply shortage issue?
Due to operational issues at Sandoz Canada, a drug manufacturer and Canada’s key supplier of injectable drugs, there is a Canada-wide shortage of certain medications that are typically used in hospitals.  more...