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Ottawa improves response to health crisis
Ottawa, Canada - Ottawa has fine-tuned its health crisis response plan so Canadians are better protected if there's another SARS outbreak or if bird flu hits. Health Canada officials said yesterday the Canadian Pandemic Influenza Plan includes lessons learned from the SARS epidemic, including better communication between the feds and the provinces, as well as the World Health Organization, that would kick in at the event of any health crisis.
"Although we believe we are overdue for the next influenza pandemic, we cannot predict when it will arrive," said Dr. Arlene King, Health Canada's director of immunization.
Under the plan, the government is stockpiling vaccines so each Canadian could be inoculated.