Prison hep C problem will cost millions, MPs told
Friday, November 6, 2009 - 17:07
in Mathematics & Economics
Canadian taxpayers could be on the hook for millions of dollars in health care costs unless something is done to stop the spread of hepatitis C among injection drug users in federal prisons, a House of Commons committee heard.
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