▁It ▁is ▁a ▁secure ▁web - based ▁system ▁that ▁comp iles ▁information ▁from ▁various ▁surve ill ance ▁systems ▁and ▁issues ▁alert s ▁to ▁users . ▁More ▁than ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁public ▁health ▁officials ▁across ▁Canada ▁now ▁sub scribe ▁to ▁it . ▁C NP HI ▁tools ▁assist ▁in ▁determ ining ▁the ▁existence ▁or ▁extent ▁of ▁an ▁out break ▁through ▁the ▁recognition ▁of ▁related ▁cases ▁across ▁juris dict ions . ▁ ▁Direct ors ▁▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Dr . ▁Frank ▁Pl um mer ▁was ▁the ▁Scient ific ▁Director ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Micro bi ology ▁Labor atory . ▁Under ▁Dr . ▁Pl um mer ' s ▁guidance , ▁the ▁N ML ▁developed ▁into ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁premier ▁institutions ▁in ▁the ▁research , ▁detection , ▁and ▁response ▁to ▁global ▁inf ect ious ▁disease ▁and ▁bio - security ▁thre ats . ▁ ▁Dr . ▁Pl um mer ▁received ▁his ▁medical ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Man it oba ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Dr . ▁Pl um mer ▁lived ▁in ▁N airo bi , ▁Ken ya ▁where ▁he ▁spe ar head ed ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁ren owned ▁" K en ya ▁A ID S ▁Control ▁Program ," ▁established ▁by ▁the ▁Univers ities ▁of ▁Man it oba ▁and ▁N airo bi . ▁This ▁H IV ▁ep ide mi ological ▁work ▁was ▁central ▁to ▁global ▁understanding