Would program performance indicators and a nationally coordinated response accelerate the elimination of tuberculosis in Canada?

Canadian Journal of Public Health = Revue Canadienne De Santé Publique
Courtney Heffernan, Richard Long

Abstract

Twenty years ago, a National Consensus Conference on Tuberculosis (TB) recommended that the provinces and territories of Canada jointly declare a commitment to TB elimination with national coordination and assured funding, executed by a committee of federal and provincial/territorial representatives. Canada has committed to the global TB elimination targets set forth by the World Health Organization but lacks a coordinated response. In particular, with the exception of one published and implemented by Indigenous Services Canada, there has been no national monitoring and performance framework. Herein, we provide a commentary on the importance, to TB elimination in Canada, of developing such a framework. We invite a debate about whether more can and should be done to monitor and report for action at every jurisdictional level. Of utmost importance will be the need to achieve consensus from stakeholders about what is measured, among whom, how often, who collects and processes data, and how to respond to the successes and failures those data indicate. Insofar, as performance targets are well defined and implemented, national progress towards tuberculosis elimination should accelerate.

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Jul 10, 2019·Canadian Journal of Public Health = Revue Canadienne De Santé Publique·C Andrew BashamPamela Orr

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