Chief Medical Health Officer

• Saskatchewan’s Chief Medical Health Officer calls for residents to get flu shots

  The Community Respiratory Illness Surveillance Program reported that influenza cases have been on the rise with 61 per cent of cases in kids and youth up to 19 years old.

  Canada

  Nov 15, 2022
  
• Saskatchewan’s top doctor received honorary degree from University of Regina

  Dr. Saqib Shahab will be awarded a Doctor of Science honoris causa (DSc) "in recognition of outstanding achievement in the pure and applied sciences."

  Education

  Jun 10, 2022
  
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• Interior Health’s former top doctor to stand trial on assault charges

  Dr. Albert Stefanus de Villiers, who was until June 2021 the health authority's top doctor, has been ordered to stand trial in Alberta.

  Crime

  Apr 21, 2022
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• Saskatchewan medical officer bracing for ‘winter of misery’

  During a briefing Wednesday, Dr. Saqib Shahab said elective and urgent surgeries are being delayed as resources and staff get redeployed to COVID-19 hospital wards.

  Health

  Sep 29, 2021
• Sask. NDP leader calls out Saskatchewan health minister

  Ryan Meili is calling on the Sask Party and Health Minister Paul Merriman to start doing their job or to find a new one. Meili believes that the current government is failing.

  Health

  Aug 27, 2021
• Daughter shares story after mom dies of COVID-19 at Regina’s Parkside Extendicare

  A Regina woman is sharing her story after her mother died in the COVID-19 outbreak at Parkside Extendicare on Sunday and says the government could have done more.

  Canada

  Dec 12, 2020
• Interior COVID-19 case counts not stabilizing as much as hoped: medical health officer

  'The fact that [COVID-19 case] numbers are not growing exponentially does show that there is some stabilization,' Dr. Albert De Villiers said Wednesday.

  Health

  Dec 2, 2020
• Coronavirus: Isolation taking a toll on mental health of Sask. seniors, some experts say

  Some experts say there needs to be a balance between the mental health of seniors and protecting them from COVID-19 as isolation takes its toll.

  Canada

  Nov 26, 2020
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• Saskatchewan doctors explain mixed messaging, role of chief medical health officer

  Saskatchewan doctors say in light of the continuing coronavirus crisis, the Public Health Act needs to be revised to create more transparency and public trust.

  Health

  Nov 24, 2020
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• ‘Divisive conversation’: Saskatchewan premier understands back-to-school worries

  Premier Scott Moe says concerns about his government's back-to-school plan are legitimate.

  Education

  Aug 8, 2020