Tuberculosis services in Canada.

  • Canada. Department of National Health and Welfare.
Date:
1955
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Credit: Tuberculosis services in Canada. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ee gS Through the cooperation of the National Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis in England, exchange scholarships have been established and several Canadians, aided by federal bursaries, have studied there. The contributions of voluntary agencies far exceed their financial outlays. Most of the organizational work needed for mass x-ray surveys is carried out at a local level by volunteers; so is the job of sending Christmas Seals and educational literature to 2,000,000 Canadian homes each year. In Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec, voluntary Ga00e) 2 uuane also operate government financed treatment services. 1) PROVINCIAL TUBERCULOSIS PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION. The administration of tuberculosis control programs varies widely across Canada. Both government and voluntary agencies are involved in all provinces but some rely more on public agencies and others on volunteer groups. In Saskatchewan and Manitoba voluntary organizations act as official representatives of the provincial govern- ments and administer all types of anti-tuberculosis services ranging from case-finding and therapy to the sale of Christmas; Seals.-~ Hach of the -six.provuncesua Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia - maintains a separate Division of Tuberculosis Control as a part of its health department. These divisions coordinate all control activities and cooperate closely with the provincial branches of the Canadian Tuberculosis Association. In each province the Director of Tuberculosis Control administers all treat- ment services and generally, the diagnostic clinics. ‘The Prince Edward Island, Ontario and British Columbia divisions are also responsible for the rehabilitation of tuberculous patients. In New Brunswick this function dis discharged jointly by the division and the provincial Tuberculosis Association, while in Alberta it is assumed entirely by the Alberta Tuberculosis Association. In all six provinces, mass x-ray surveys are a joint respon- sibility of the public and voluntary agencies. (1) Further information concerning the work of provincial tuberculosis associations is given in subsequent detailed sections on specific provincial programs.