Shirley Douglas narrates TO THE HEALTH OF US ALL! , a one hour documentary which shows that TB germs, like other contagious disease germs, do not respect country borders. Germs travel the world as easily as people do. Canada's expertise in tuberculosis control is extended as part of international aid, and today Canadian health workers battle tuberculosis not only in Canada but also in third world countries where resources are as low as health problems are high.

The challenges presented to today's world by tuberculosis and other contagious diseases lead us to larger, political, questions. Don't people everywhere need a universal public health program? Don't contagious diseases show us that? Doesn't stripping away funds from poor countries jeopardize everyone's health? TO THE HEALTH OF US ALL! examines the ethical questions surrounding the principles of universal health care, a cornerstone of Canadian society introduced by Tommy Douglas, Shirley Douglas' father. Can we afford not to have it?

In the Canadian-supported TB programs in Peru and Ecuador we see in concrete terms the impact of improving health care. Canadian health care programs in third world countries deal with a myriad of difficulties. Poverty, starvation, AIDS. Interest on debt to the World Bank costs impoverished countries like Ecuador 55% of the yearly gross national product, and impedes health care programs such as tuberculosis control. Doctors from Canada are constantly fighting more than just TB germs in third world countries when trying to bring about improved health care. By visiting them, we understand the scope of the problems of third world health workers.