The U.N. health agency had come under pressure from the United States and other countries to do more in the fight against sexual misconduct in the wake of the claims against the doctor.
Amanda Butler, a criminologist and health researcher, said studies show most acts of violence are not committed by mentally ill people and that they are more likely to be victims of violence or of self-harm.
Smith’s United Conservative Party government has committed not to delist any current medically insured services or to having Albertans pay for services or prescriptions currently covered by medicare.
The British Columbia Pharmacy Association has made MedSask’s Minor Ailments And Self Care Guidelines available to pharmacists in the province to help them prepare for minor ailment prescribing and contraception services.
