Meet Canadian organizations working to end TB
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The McGill TB Centre conducts innovative research and training to support the elimination of TB within Canada and globally.
The centre brings together over 25 investigators with expertise spanning epidemiology, policy setting, economic analyses, implementation research, meta-analyses, qualitative research to basic science in microbiology, host genetics and immune response.
Our role is to improve respiratory health and the overall quality of life through programs, education, research, training, treatment, and prevention of lung disease. To achieve our mission we shall: Enhance public awareness of the impact of respiratory diseases on the individual, family, community, and on the health delivery system; Advocate increased support for education, research, training programs and a healthier environment; Provide leadership in advocacy and programming; Promote and support research into all aspects of respiratory health and disease; Deliver effective evidence-based education materials, programs and services; Support ongoing professional education initiatives to ensure optimum numbers of trained professionals; Foster partnerships and collaborate with other organizations working towards lung health.
The Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS) is Canada’s national specialty society for respirology bringing together adult and pediatric specialists, physicians, research scientists and healthcare professionals from a variety of disciplines. The CTS promotes lung health by advancing knowledge and improving outcomes through collaboration, research, education and advocacy, and developing the best evidence-based respiratory practices in Canada. The CTS produces the Canadian Tuberculosis Standards in collaboration with the Public Health Agency of Canada.
Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services (Access Alliance) provides services and addresses system inequities to improve health outcomes for the most vulnerable immigrants, refugees, and their communities.
Their goal is for all people who face barriers to good health to have access to high quality primary health care within an integrated system of care.
The TBPPM Learning Network is an online platform providing knowledge, resources, and interactive mechanisms for members to engage in cross-learning exchanges and sharing best practices in engaging private providers in TB care and prevention.
CAAN is committed to addressing the issues of HIV within an Indigenous context. CAAN provides a national forum for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples to address HIV and AIDS, HCV, STBBI, TB, mental health, aging and related co-morbidities.
NITHA is a First Nations Partnership organization comprised of the Prince Albert Grand Council, Meadow Lake Tribal Council, Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation, and Lac La Ronge Indian Band. Together these Four Partners provide and maintain health services in 33 First Nation communities in Northern Saskatchewan. NITHA provides Third Level services to these Partners that include disease surveillance, communicable disease control, health status monitoring, epidemiology, specialized program support, advisory services, research, planning, education, training and technical support. NITHA is the only organization of its kind in Canada.
ITK serves as a national voice protecting and advancing the rights and interests of Inuit in Canada. In 2018 ITK released the Inuit Tuberculosis Elimination Framework.
Results Canada empowers everyday people to end extreme poverty. As a global health advocacy organization TB has long been one of the not-for-profits priority causes.
SSHIFTB is a virtual centre focused on social science research and innovation to address the global TB epidemic
Ilisaqsivik is Inuit community-building, starting with each person. In helping each other, we are finding ourselves. In reconciling the past, present and what’s ahead, our communities will be places where Inuit can decide their path and travel it. We are currently co-running a project with the SeeChange Initiative to eliminate TB in the territory.
The National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases specializes in forging connections between those who generate and those who use infectious disease public health knowledge. NCCID supports TB elimination in Canada through knowledge mobilization, exchange and brokering to public health audiences and partners.
Indus Community Services is an accredited, not-for-profit community benefit organization that has served local communities for over 35 years. Originally founded as India Rainbow Community Services, this registered charity is supported by its donors and by all three levels of government. Indus Community Services, through its professional staff, is a leader in the provision of culturally appropriate services to newcomers, families, women, and seniors.