Canada’s Public Health Agency has not come even close to meeting its target to eliminate tuberculosis, after six years of effort.
An agency report, “Evaluation of the Public Health Agency of Canada’s Tuberculosis Activities,” published on June 22, said tuberculosis rates “have not decreased.”
“After a significant decrease and then stagnation Canada’s tuberculosis rate is increasing again,” said the report. No reason was given, according to Blacklock’s Reporter on June 28.
Tuberculosis (TB) is a highly infectious disease targeting the lungs and respiratory system. Canada’s rates are among the lowest in the world, but two populations are disproportionately affected: Indigenous communities in Canada and foreign-born individuals from high-incidence countries….