A forgotten lesson of SARS: The need for public health specialists and expertise GlobeDebate
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Dr. David Butler-Jones was Canada’s first chief public health officer and deputy minister of the Public Health Agency of Canada
The Naylor report was appropriately titled Learning from SARS, Renewing Public Health in Canada. Public health is a first order of public good for which governments are responsible, requiring co-operation and co-ordination across multiple levels, as public-health threats respect no jurisdiction, borders, socio-economic structures, religion or political perspective.
After the 2003 SARS epidemic, governments increased focus on public health, and new organizations dedicated to public-health issues and expertise, such as the Public Health Agency of Canada and Public Health Ontario, were formed. New capacities and investments were built upon. The agency and its development became recognized internationally for the PHAC’s expertise and organization, approach to collaboration and as a model for other national or multinational public-health organizations.
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