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Alberta First Nations people tend to get lower level of emergency care: studyOverall, the study found 12 per cent of non-Indigenous patients were rated at the most serious levels, whereas eight per cent of First Nations people received that rating.HealthJan 17
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‘A new era’: Stellat’en First Nation and UBC launch medical supply drone delivery projectStellat’en First Nation and the University of British Columbia have launched a year-long study to investigate whether drones can deliver medical supplies to remote communities.HealthOct 15, 2021
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New Okanagan Indian Band primary care clinic gives access to doctors on reserveChief Byron Louis said the change will help elders who had difficultly getting to medical services in Vernon.Nov 24, 2020
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First Nations health-care teams work with NSHA for local COVID-19 assessmentEleven First Nations communities' health directors in the province are now collaborating and training with NSHA to open COVID-19 assessment and testing locally.HealthJul 11, 2020
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Assembly of First Nations declares national state of emergency over COVID-19 pandemicThe Assembly of First Nations declared a national state of emergency Tuesday over the COVID-19 pandemic and is calling for a boost in "resources and support to First Nations."CanadaMar 24, 2020
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Lu’ma Medical Centre gifted $2M in expansion funding from B.C. health ministry, FNHAThe health ministry and FNHA will provide more than $1.8 million in ongoing funding and over $200,000 in one-time funding to Lu'ma Medical Centre.HealthSep 15, 2019
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Access to Aboriginal doctors a struggle for Indigenous populationIndigenous communities continue to struggle with access to health care including contact with culturally-aware physicians.CanadaDec 17, 2018
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‘Monstrous’ allegations of forced sterilization of Indigenous women must be examined: NDPThe federal NDP said coerced sterilization of Indigenous women clearly breaches human-rights standards and Ottawa must take steps to address the issue.HealthNov 19, 2018
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Indigenous families still struggling for equal health care: Jordan’s Principle summitFirst Nation families say they are struggling to get wheelchairs, beds and other health-care services for their children.HealthSep 12, 2018
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Tubal ligations of Aboriginal women in Saskatoon ‘troubling’: BennettCanada's Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett calls report into tubal ligation procedures in Saskatoon “completely troubling.”CanadaAug 4, 2017
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