British Columbia Order in Council — Order under Proclamation A Day For Hearts: Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day - February 14, 2001 (O.C. 40/2001)

O.C. 40/2001

British Columbia — Orders in Council

j torney Genera and Minister Responsible for Human Rights PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ORDER OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL Order in Council. No. 40 Approved and Ordered JAN 2 5 2001 • Lieutenant Governor Executive Council Chambers, Victoria On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that

Whereas, congenital heart defects (CHD) are those existing at birth, and

Whereas, with familiarity of the disorder, more diagnoses are being made of what was, not long ago, thought to be an extremely rare disorder and not repairable, and

Whereas, CHD is among the most common birth defects and is the leading cause of defect-related deaths. Too many babies and children born with CHD's continue to die due to the severity of the defect, the heart defect not being detected in time, a lack of donor hearts, or failure of the medical intervention used, and

Whereas, more than 4,600 infants (1 of every 100) are born each year in Canada with heart defects, and

Whereas, CHD is being researched by numerous professionals (at least defects are now recognised) in order to more accurately describe its origin, physical signs and symptoms and surgical options, and

Whereas, citizens should be made more aware of CHD so that early diagnosis and intervention becomes a top priority; A Proclamation be issued designating February 14, 2001, as "A Day For Hearts: Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day" in British Columbia. Presiding Me ber of the Executive C runcil (This

part is for administrative purposes only and is not part of the Order.) Authority under which Order is made: Act and section: Other (specify): Prerogative January 4, 2001 10.3.7:S2

Document details

Collection	British Columbia — Orders in Council
Citation	O.C. 40/2001
Type	order_in_council
Volume / chapter	arc oic 0040 2001
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	8344c0df33ff6319d6c3fefdf85582d4fead9701

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