Author | : Canada. National Advisory Committee on SARS and Public Health |
File Size | : 54,9 Mb |
Publisher | : National Advisory Committee |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 28 March 2024 |
ISBN | : UIUC:30112058277101 |
Pages | : 236 pages |
Learning from SARS by Canada. National Advisory Committee on SARS and Public Health Book PDF Summary
This is the report of a committee established by Health Canada in the circumstances surrounding the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2002-03. The mandate of the committee was to provide a third-party assessment of current public health efforts & lessons learned for ongoing & future infectious disease control. After an introduction on matters relating to emerging & re-emerging infectious diseases and the public health system, chapter 2 describes the history of the SARS outbreak from its beginnings in China through its severe impact on the public & health care workers in Toronto to its eventual coming under control. Chapter 3 reviews the role & organization of the public health system in Canada and includes some international comparisons. Subsequent chapters discuss & make recommendations related to enhancing the public health infrastructure; building capacity & co-ordination in national infectious disease surveillance, outbreak management, & emergency response; strengthening the role of laboratories in public health & public health emergencies; the supply & training of public health human resources; clinical & public health systems issues arising from the SARS outbreak in Toronto; legal & ethical issues raised by SARS & infectious diseases in Canada; lessons learned from SARS regarding emerging infectious disease research; international aspects of SARS; and the renewal of public health in Canada.