Canada:
Health Critic says more information should be released about H1 N1 cases
CJOB News Team reporting
7/13/2009
http://www.cjob.com/News/Local/Story.aspx?ID=1114267
The provincial Tory Health Critic has a bone to pick with Manitoba Health over the information released about H1 N1 flu cases.
Myrna Driedger says she doesn’t understand why the province doesn’t report the region, gender and age associated with H1 N1 cases as is done in Ontario.
Driedger says that information shows patterns of disease, doesn’t breach patient confidentiality and shouldn’t be hidden.
Manitoba Health says it’s trying to protect personal health information and will tell the public what it needs to know.
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