Posted on 08/05/08
Where's the urgency?
Infectious diseases may spread from one victim to another in a split second, but no one should expect a fast response from the Public Health Agency of Canada. As Auditor-General Sheila Fraser reports, there are significant gaps in the agency's ability to collect data. It lacks a firm strategic direction, a national standard for reporting diseases and a data-quality framework. The agency has not even hammered out a deal with the federal food inspection agency to divvy up responsibility for monitoring animal diseases.
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