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OPINION | Nunavut should tackle TB they way they have COVID-19 — by sharing better data

Posted: Apr 06, 2021 4:00 AM CT | Last Updated: April 6 A file photo of x-ray results from a patient suspected to have tuberculosis (TB).(Rajesh Kumar Singh/Associated Press) When confronted with the ominous threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, the government in Nunavut made a sound decision. Dr. Michael Patterson, the territory s chief public health officer, announced that officials would publicly identify specific communities with confirmed coronavirus cases. Given the concern and the fear around COVID-19, we thought we had to be transparent, he said. The Nunavut government saw that timely, accurate, and disaggregated data are an essential component to containing a public health crisis. 

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