The Government of the Northwest Territories has secured a local supply chain for producing and manufacturing face shields and other Personal Protective Equipment in the territories. This will allow businesses and care-providers greater access to critical PPE. Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Kami Kandola has authorized Poison Graphics of Hay…
MLAs Steve Norn and Jackson Lafferty are hoping to improve hospital services during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Through this pandemic, we have had a lot of people go to the hospital sick,” said Norn last week at the Legislative Assembly. “It has raised a lot of very sad stories that came…
The Dene national chief says the community should use their time in isolation as opportunity to reflect. “If you look at the flip side of it, it’s a golden opportunity to take a step back from this modern lifestyle, modern world,” said Dene National Chief Norman Yakeleya. One of those…
Defective KN95 masks are being recovered by the Government of the Northwest Territories after Health Canada issued a recall. The recall was first issued on May 11, after the territory had already ordered and even received some shipments of the product. A news release said the masks do not meet…
It took health officials about 12 hours to inform the public about the first case of COVID-19 in the Northwest Territories. During a press conference Saturday afternoon, the territory’s Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Kami Kandola said she received confirmation of the case late Friday evening. She said officials needed…
Updated Feb. 21 to reflect budget and spaces available in each community. The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority is launching a two-year pilot project to provide caregivers for elders, seniors and people with disabilities. The project will be in six NWT communities including: Behchoko, Dettah, Ndilo, Yellowknife, Tuktoyaktuk…
The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority has released 11 videos to help residents understand various cancers. According to a news release, the videos come from a handful of community consultations across the NWT. So far, only five of the 11 videos have been released, including “What is Cancer?”,…
If Lianne Mantla-Look had listened to a doctor in Edmonton, she may have come back to Yellowknife without ever treating her stomach cancer. Instead, she stuck around and was convinced there was something wrong with her. She had to fight to have a series of biopsies done—more than 50 cross-sections…
“While Inuit are asked to take part in many surveys, most are not developed and controlled by Inuit.” That’s what makes the Qanuippitaa? National Inuit Health Survey different from those in the past, according to the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation. “It is the only Inuit controlled health survey that includes Inuit…
You may soon need to be a little older to buy cigarettes in the NWT The Standing Committee on Social Development agreed with proposed legislation that would increase the age of purchase from 18 to 19-years old. The committee agreed with the change despite citing arguments for the age to…