first nations health care

• New Okanagan Indian Band primary care clinic gives access to doctors on reserve

  Chief Byron Louis said the change will help elders who had difficultly getting to medical services in Vernon.

  Nov 24, 2020
• First Nations health-care teams work with NSHA for local COVID-19 assessment

  Eleven First Nations communities' health directors in the province are now collaborating and training with NSHA to open COVID-19 assessment and testing locally.

  Health

  Jul 11, 2020
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• Assembly of First Nations declares national state of emergency over COVID-19 pandemic

  The 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."

  Canada

  Mar 24, 2020
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• Lu’ma Medical Centre gifted $2M in expansion funding from B.C. health ministry, FNHA

  The 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.

  Health

  Sep 15, 2019
• Access to Aboriginal doctors a struggle for Indigenous population

  Indigenous communities continue to struggle with access to health care including contact with culturally-aware physicians.

  Canada

  Dec 17, 2018
• ‘Monstrous’ allegations of forced sterilization of Indigenous women must be examined: NDP

  The federal NDP said coerced sterilization of Indigenous women clearly breaches human-rights standards and Ottawa must take steps to address the issue.

  Health

  Nov 19, 2018
• Indigenous families still struggling for equal health care: Jordan’s Principle summit

  First Nation families say they are struggling to get wheelchairs, beds and other health-care services for their children.

  Health

  Sep 12, 2018
• Tubal ligations of Aboriginal women in Saskatoon ‘troubling’: Bennett

  Canada's Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett calls report into tubal ligation procedures in Saskatoon “completely troubling.”

  Canada

  Aug 4, 2017
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• National review urged over coerced sterilization of Indigenous women

  Two researchers who documented unwanted tubal ligations and "inherent racism" experienced by Indigenous women navigating the health-care system in Saskatoon are calling for a national review.

  Canada

  Jul 31, 2017