TORONTO —Ten former Ontario health ministers across the political spectrum urged the provincial government Thursday to reverse its cuts to public health funding, saying work such as preventing disease outbreaks is being put at risk. “If the government wants to end hallway medicine, as you have pledged, one of the best ways to do that is to actually invest more, not less, in public health.” Ontario’s public health units co-ordinate services including vaccination programs, infectious disease outbreak investigations, and restaurant inspections. If the government wants to end hallway medicine ... one of the best ways to do that is to actually invest more, not less, in public health. Lars Hagberg/Canadian Press Ontario Minister of Health Christine Elliott listens during an announcement in Cambridge, Ont. “That is something that I’m sure if they concentrate on the priorities of public health that they will be able to find those savings,” she said.

Source: Huffington Post May 23, 2019 17:15 UTC