Exploring Theme: "Govt. Commitment to Indig. Health"

NationTalk: Today, Minister of Health John Main released the following statement: “I want to share an important update regarding Nunavut’s ongoing negotiations with Canada’s three largest tobacco companies. Nunavut, in collaboration with other provinces and territories, is actively working to recover health care costs associated with tobacco-related illnesses. This case stems from alleged wrongful practices...

Nurses in Nunavut’s most remote communities to get $19,500 annual salary top-up Nunavut Health Minister John Main, NEU President Jason Rochon and Premier P.J. Akeeagok pose Nov. 10 after signing a memorandum of understanding between the union and the department of health. (File photo) NationTalk: Nunatsiaq News – The Government of Nunavut is offering thousands...

NationTalk: The Department of Health is developing a Territorial Client and Family Engagement Plan to offer community members an opportunity to provide input and feedback on healthcare services in Nunavut. This spring, the Department of Health will hold public consultations in several Nunavut communities to gather input and feedback from Inuit organizations, Elders, hamlets, community...

Nunavut’s new Public Health Act came into force January 1, replacing the version carried over from the Northwest Territories. This new and improved legislation works to modernize the territory’s health system and recognizes the unique needs of Nunavummiut. Minister of Health George Hickes aid, “The new Act modernizes our public health legislation to ensure processes...

The lack of health services offered in Indigenous languages is impeding the delivery of care to Indigenous populations, according to Aluki Kotierk, president of Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated, which administers treaty rights for the 49 000 Inuit inhabitants of Nunavut. The first language of 75% of the Inuit population in Nunavut is Inuktitut, yet patients are...