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Case 12: Eyes On The Supplies: Improving Canada’S National Emergency Stockpile System (Ness), Abbas Rizvi, Mark Gera, Amardeep Thind
Case 12: Eyes On The Supplies: Improving Canada’S National Emergency Stockpile System (Ness), Abbas Rizvi, Mark Gera, Amardeep Thind
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The Canadian Federal Government is looking into improving the mobilization capacity of federal emergency supply systems. Edgar Reyes, a consultant at the public health consulting firm Axiom Alliance Health, has been awarded a federal contract to identify solutions to suit this need. The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed gaps in the National Emergency Stockpile System (NESS), which is maintained by the Public Health Agency of Canada. These gaps have affected the government’s ability to address pandemic-related supply shortages. Edgar’s task is to provide recommendations to increase the system’s response capacity. He hopes to isolate actionable areas for review by a future …
Case 13 : Preparing For The Tickpocalypse, Rayda Sheikh, Fatih Sekercioglu, Mark Speechley
Case 13 : Preparing For The Tickpocalypse, Rayda Sheikh, Fatih Sekercioglu, Mark Speechley
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The blacklegged tick population is increasing within the Realike region, and this has been associated with the emergence and increase of Lyme disease cases in the area. Zachary Smith, the Manager of the Safe Water and Rabies Prevention & Control, and Vector-Borne Disease team at the Realike Health Unit’s Environmental Health Department, has been notified by Public Health Ontario of a potential Lyme disease outbreak in the area. Lyme disease is a vector-borne disease caused by bites from blacklegged ticks, also known as deer ticks, that are infected with Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria. The disease was once mostly endemic to the …