It's a shame that in order to provide tips on defending the pharmaceutical industry (PRN, Jan. 22, "Battling Bias" by Nancy Turett) you have to take a swipe at the
Canadian healthcare system. It's not perfect, but by any measure of healthcare standards, Canadians are healthier than Americans. The "long wait" issue has been so exaggerated,
it's become completely detached from the facts. Many drugs are, in fact, approved for use in Canada before they are in the U.S.! Check your facts.
-Virginia Watson-Rouslin, writer/marketing specialist and former political/economic/public affairs specialist for the Canadian Consulate Trade Office.
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Dear Ms. Watson-Rouslin: I appreciate your comments and don't disagree that there certainly are aspects of healthcare in Canada that surpass the U.S. My colleagues at Edelman
Health Canada ensure that I am clear about the benefits of Canadian life! However, my case for recognizing the advantages that the U.S. derives from being home to the
pharmaceutical industry and the medical advances it drives is one that I stand by. Clearly, the issues are not simple and no national system or industry is perfect. All have much
to learn from others.
-Nancy Turett, president & global director, Edelman Health. [email protected]