New Health Canada public dashboard shares data on illicit drug use through wastewater

New Health Canada public dashboard shares data on illicit drug use through wastewater

Health Canada is launching a new approach to understanding data on illicit drug use across the country through the monitoring of wastewater.

Health Canada launches wastewater drug surveillance dashboard to support overdose-crisis response - Water Canada

Health Canada has launched a new public dashboard that tracks drug use through wastewater sampling, a tool officials say will strengthen early-warning systems and support responses to Canada’s ongoing overdose crisis. Health Minister Marjorie Michel announced the release of the National Wastewater Drug Surveillance (NWDS) dashboard on Thursday. The platform compiles data from wastewater samples collected in participating communities across the c…

Health Canada Launches National Wastewater Drug Surveillance Dashboard To Help Inform Overdose-Crisis Response

ONTARIO-Marjorie Michel, Minister of Health, announced the launch of a new public dashboard under the National Wastewater Drug Surveillance (NWDS) program as part of Canada’s collective response to the illegal drug crisis. “Data is one of our key tools as we continue to face the illegal drug and overdose crisis in Canada. The launch of the NWDS dashboard is a milestone in transparency and accessibility of data. It will enable a deeper level of c…