Where’s Canada in global fight to end viral hepatitis?

Some 18 months have passed and Canada still has no hepatitis-specific plan.

Canada's new federal Health Minister Ginette Petitipas Taylor, pictured recently on the Hill. Portugal, Scotland, and Australia have already made significant strides towards meeting their World Health Organization commitments. It is time to see Canada’s action plan for ending hepatitis.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY PATRICIA BACON

November 20, 2017

Canada is historically and rightly associated with compassionate and innovative global leadership on some of the most difficult and devastating diseases of our times. Think diabetes, polio, and HIV. Groundbreaking research, decisive leadership, and a spirit of generosity were all crucial factors in ...

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