$42 million to plug SARS holes
Jun. 22, 2004. 11:58 AM
Liberals promises 'health system that all Ontarians can have confidence in'
FROM CANADIAN PRESS
A three-year plan to revamp Ontario's public health system in the wake of the SARS crisis will result in more medical and research staff and better methods for tracking diseases and other community health concerns, the province's health minister said today in announcing $41.7 million in new funding.
George Smitherman announced the first comprehensive changes to the public health system since the 1980s, when the Health Protection and Promotion Act set out the first minimum standards for public health programs and services in Ontario.