Review: Communicating Public Health Intervention to Newcomers to Canada |Biomedgrid

Newcomers to Canada from countries with a high prevalence of tuberculosis pose a particular challenge to do with disease surveillance, diagnosis and treatment. Immigration medical examination is one strategy that is used to screen them before coming to Canada. Subsequently, there is a complex surveillance system involving Immigration Canada, public health departments and primary care delivered through doctors' offices and community health centers. If immigration is left unchecked, the health of Canadians can be compromised by importing new latent and active tuberculosis cases. This will also affect WHO goal to eradicate tuberculosis.