A new report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information shows that proper access to primary care and/or a foot care specialist could have prevented the majority of diabetic amputations. Dr. Gillian Booth spoke with Global News about the holistic supports that are needed to reach the people who most urgently need care.
Month: September 2024
“Access to a family doctor is a fundamental right”: A physician on how Ontario health care fails underserved communities
Dr. Tara Kiran was interviewed by Toronto Life about the frustrating barriers in accessing public health care that many new Canadians, refugees and unhoused people routinely experience. She also shared her thoughts on how we can do better.
Mpox vaccine is 58% effective after one dose, Canadian study finds
Dr. Sharmistha Mishra spoke with Global News about a new study published in the BMJ, that found a single dose of a mpox vaccine, Modified vaccinia Ankara-Bavarian Nordic (MVA-BN), was 58 per cent effective in protecting against the mpox infection.
WHO calls for international support amid mpox outbreak in Africa
Dr. Darrell Tan was featured on CBC’s The Current’s episode covering the mpox outbreak spreading across Africa.
Province to close 5 Toronto supervised drug consumption sites
MAP Community Scholar Zoë Dodd, spoke with CBC about the Ontario provincial government’s decision to close several safe consumption sites and the impact it will have on people who use drugs.
Provincial government cracks down on supervised consumption sites
Dr. Dan Werb was a guest on CBC Radio’s Here and Now to speak about the recent closures of several safe consumption sites in Ontario.
Many people at risk never got their 2nd mpox vaccine dose, public health agencies say
Dr. Darrell Tan spoke with The Canadian Press about why people in Canada did not receive second doses of the mpox vaccines, and the importance of improving access to other countries in need of them.
Drug checking in Toronto could be significantly impacted by closure of supervised consumption sites
Karen McDonald, lead for MAP’s Drug Checking Services, spoke with CTV News about the implications closing safe consumption services on drug checking in Toronto.
Experts did not recommend closing Leslieville drug consumption site
Dr. Dan Werb and Zoë Dodd were quoted in this CBC News article covering the Ontario provincial government’s decision to shut down several safe consumption sites.
The province is shutting more than half of Ontario’s supervised consumption sites. Why does it matter to you?
Dr. Ahmed Bayoumi, one of the experts behind a review of safety at consumption sites in Ontario, spoke to CBC Radio about the recent closures throughout the province.