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How Canada could boost disease surveillance to make up for U.S. health cuts
With measles outbreaks, avian influenza and syphilis and HIV on the rise, Canada needs to strengthen its disease surveillance ...
Canada issues travel advisories due to spread of poliovirus in European countries
The busy summer travel season is here and many Canadians plan a European holiday. Europe is a popular choice for Canadians.
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Tackling communicable disease surveillance and misinformation in Canada
See related article at A crisis of communicable diseases is unfolding in North America, just as Canada’s health systems’ responses are being hampered by the dismantling of public health and research ...
WHO pushes countries to raise prices on sugary drinks, alcohol and tobacco by 50%
The World Health Organization is pushing countries to raise the prices of sugary drinks, alcohol and tobacco by 50% over the ...
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As measles spreads across the Americas, outbreaks in Mexico and Canada have also turned deadly - CNN
This years’ measles outbreaks are the biggest that Canada and Mexico have seen in decades, and the World Health Organization has warned that the “overall risk of measles in the Americas Region ...