Canada stockpiles smallpox vaccine. (Health).WINNIPEG -- A senior Health Canada Health Canada (French: Santé Canada) is the department of the government of Canada with responsibility for national public health. Health Canada's goal is to improve Canadian life by improving Canadian longevity, lifestyle and use of public healthcare. official confirmed that the department plans to stockpile stock·pile n. A supply stored for future use, usually carefully accrued and maintained. tr.v. stock·piled, stock·pil·ing, stock·piles To accumulate and maintain a supply of for future use. enough smallpox vaccine smallpox vaccine n. A vaccine containing vaccinia virus suspensions that is inoculated subcutaneously to immunize against smallpox. to vaccinate vac·ci·nate v. To inoculate with a vaccine in order to produce immunity to an infectious disease such as diphtheria or typhus. vac everyone in Canada in the event of a terrorist attack. Dr. Ron St. John, director general of Health Canada's Centre for Emergency Preparedness pre·par·ed·ness n. The state of being prepared, especially military readiness for combat. Noun 1. preparedness - the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action); "putting them and Response, made the announcement at a meeting in Winnipeg with provincial public health and emergency officials. They decided that enough vaccine for the entire population will be stockpiled under the government's containment containment Strategic U.S. foreign policy of the late 1940s and early 1950s intended to check the expansionist designs of the Soviet Union through economic, military, diplomatic, and political means. It was conceived by George Kennan soon after World War II. strategy.
Dividing the health care pie
Hospitals $31.2; 32.1%
Drugs $15.1; 15.4%
Physicians $13.0; 13.3%
Other Professionals $11.6; 11.9%
Other Institutions $9.1; 9.4%
Other Health Spending $8.1; 8.3%
Public Health & Admin. $5.8; 6.0%
Capital $3.5; 3.6%
Note: Table made from pie graph.
Public and private share of health care spending
Public Sector Share Private Sector Share
Hospitals 91.3% 8.7%
Other Institutions 72.5% 27.5%
Physicians 98.6% 1.4%
Other Professional 10.7% 89.3%
Drugs 35.2% 64.8%
Capital 88.3% 11.7%
Public Health & Admin. 100.0% 0.0%
Other Health Spending 68.8% 31.2%
Average 70.8% 29.2%
The Canadian institute for Health Information reports that annual
health expenditures are expected to reach $112.2 billion in 2002.
This represents an increase of 6.3% over the previous year, down
from the rates of growth recorded in 2000 (8.5%) and 2001 (8.4%).
Note: Table made from bar graph.
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