Posted AT 4:59 AM EDT on 19/10/07
Divided duties foster infections, MDs say
OTTAWA — Canada's multitiered health-care system creates a welcoming environment for the spread of infectious diseases say doctors who urge the federal government to develop a national strategy to combat the growing threat.
"There is a traditional divide, out of habit, between hospitals and public health officials," Raphael Saginur, president of the Canadian Foundation for Infectious Diseases, said after a press conference yesterday.
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