The Best of Health Fund is a critical resource that helps enhance adult health care in BC. Monies from the Best of Health Fund are directed towards our medical facilities’ most urgently-required equipment and most promising initiatives.

The Best of Health Fund also supports important research, which can lead to discoveries in the lab that quickly translate to new and better treatments and cures for patients.

The difference donors make through this kind of support is immeasurable.

Following are a few examples of recently funded needs:

Neoprobe System - Cost: $105,000
Used for the diagnosis and treatment of gynecologic cancers and related diseases, the system allows surgeons to reliably detect and remove cancerous cells while preserving healthy tissue.

Narrowband UVB Phototherapy Unit - Cost: $25,000
To be used at the Skin Care Centre at VGH, a provincial resource where many patients with the most difficult debilitating cases of skin diseases are treated.

Arjo Walkers - Cost: $7,000
A type of walking frame that greatly enhance caregivers’ ability to safely move mobility-challenged patients from sitting to walking position.