Actions and Commitments: Call to Action # 22

Exploring Stakeholder: "Government of Québec"

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January 23, 2024


Mental-health support for Indigenous paramedic service in Quebec a ‘landmark partnership’

NationTalk: City News – Mental health support for Indigenous paramedic service in Quebec “Those tough calls do come and it’s good to have the proper resources to deal with them,” says paramedic Emilie Darrigade, now that First Nations Paramedics is partnered with Wounded Warriors Canada – the first in Quebec. Alyssia Rubertucci reports. A national...

December 6, 2023


Doctor hopes new app will help Inuit access medical care in Quebec 

The Tukisiutik smartphone app provides medical terminology in Inuktitut, French and English  APTN News: A new smartphone app called Tukisiutik promises to help Inuit from Nunavik and medical practitioners understand each other better.  Healthcare workers and Inuktitut speakers from Nunavik, Inuit territory in northern Quebec, contributed to a digital glossary of medical terminology in Inutkitut, French and English....

September 28, 2023


Aupaluk gets bigger, better health centre

$45M facility replaces ‘old and deteriorated’ building that dates back to 1979 NationTalk: Nunatsiaq News – The new Qallisarvik Health Centre in Aupaluk is officially open, replacing an older, outdated facility that dated back to the late 1970s. (Photo special to Nunatsiaq News) By Cedric GallantSpecial to Nunatsiaq News Aupaluk’s new health centre is officially...

August 6, 2023


Plants of the boreal forest: using traditional Indigenous medicine to create modern treatments

A research group in Quebec has been working for several years to explore the therapeutic potential hidden in boreal forest plants. In this context, “the traditional medicine of the First Nations is a precious asset,” the researchers write. Black Press file photo NationTalk: NNSL Media – Natural health products and phytomedicines (plant-based medicines) are used...

June 18, 2020


The Minnie’s Hope Social Pediatric Centre

BMO Financial Group (BMO) and the Hewitt Foundation are partnering to maintain social pediatric services in Northern Quebec Indigenous communities. Their respective donations of $3 million and $2 million send a strong message to the business community about the importance of supporting the Montreal Children’s Hospital in changing the face of pediatrics in Quebec through innovative ways...

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