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Inaugural Tri-territorial Health and Social Professionals Conference launches in Whitehorse
April 15, 2025 The inaugural Tri-territorial Health and Social Professionals Conference kicked off yesterday at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre, bringing together more than 350 health and social care professionals, Indigenous leaders, students, regulators and government officials from the Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut to share insights and strengthen care across the North. As […]
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Increase in dental travel to Yellowknife unlikely to slow down anytime soon, says N.W.T. health minister – CBC
Apr 08, 2025 Elder says 1-hour dental appointment required nearly 3 days away from home recently N.W.T.’s minister of health says there’s no end in sight to the challenges facing the dental care system in the territory. Over the last couple years, the volume of dental travel to Yellowknife has increased substantially, leading to shortages […]
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Inquest juror says suicide is a ‘crisis’ in Kimmirut – Nunatsiaq News
Apr 3, 2025 Jurors are expected to reach verdict on cause of George Arlooktoo’s 2019 death, make recommendations to prevent similar deaths Kimmirut has gone through a “crisis” because of the number of suicides in the past six years, said one of the jurors at an inquest into the death of George Arlooktoo on Thursday. […]
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N.W.T. counsellors say $7M from feds will establish new healing lodge – CBC
Apr 04, 2025 Endacho Healing Society to build lodge with focus on culture, land-based healing for grief and trauma New federal funding for a healing lodge in N.W.T. will help establish a facility focused on cultural immersion, land-based wellness, and processing grief and trauma, according to a couple of trauma counsellors in the territory. “Trauma impacts the […]
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Whooping cough outbreak in Igloolik declared over – Nunatsiaq News
Apr 3, 2025 Department of Health confirms 7 cases over 5-month period A whooping cough outbreak that was declared in Igloolik late last year is over. Nunavut’s Department of Health released the update Wednesday in a public health advisory. The outbreak was declared on Dec. 16, 2024. A total of seven cases were reported between […]
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Tuberculosis outbreak updates: Pangnirtung, Pond Inlet, Naujaat and Arviat
April 2, 2025 The Department of Health is advising that the outbreaks of tuberculosis (TB) declared in Pangnirtung on November 25, 2021, Pond Inlet on March 17, 2023, Naujaat on May 16, 2023, and Arviat on February 11, 2025, are ongoing. In Pangnirtung, 47 individuals were diagnosed with active TB and 223 individuals were diagnosed with new latent TB […]
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Endacho Healing Society to receive $7M for healing lodge – Cabin Radio
March 31, 2025 The Endacho Healing Society says it has reached an important milestone as it works to build a one-of-a-kind Indigenous healing lodge in the NWT. Amid a flurry of pre-election announcements, the federal government recently promised $7 million toward construction of the lodge through its Green and Inclusive Community Buildings program. Jean and […]
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Inuit Child First Initiative extended, but nobody is sure when money will flow – Nunatsiaq News
Mar 27, 2025 Future of food voucher program remains uncertain Even with the extension of Inuit Child First Initiative funding, there is still uncertainty around the future of programs that depend on it. “There were tears amongst health-care providers when they heard about the end of this program,” said Dr. Sindu Govindapillai, director of Qupanuaq, […]
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Headed into a crisis’: Nunavut community worried federal food voucher program could end – CBC
Mar 27, 2025 Inuit Child First Initiative renewed, but future of food program for children uncertain While many celebrated the federal government’s renewal of the Inuit Child First Initiative, some still worry that a vital program for kids in Nunavut is at risk of shutting down. Earlier this month, the federal government allocated a further $121 million […]
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Partnering for a TB-free Nunavut on World TB Day
(March 24, 2025 – Iqaluit, Nunavut) Today, Government of Nunavut Minister of Health John Main and Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) President Jeremy Tunraluk reaffirmed their commitment to eliminating tuberculosis (TB) in Nunavut. On World TB Day, they recognize the ongoing collaborative efforts to combat TB, reduce TB-related fear and stigma, and improve health outcomes for […]
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