Health Department releases updated numbers on tuberculosis outbreaks in 3 Nunavut communities
Updated Aug. 2 at 5:20 p.m. There are “no immediate plans” for a tuberculosis screening clinic in Pond Inlet where an outbreak is ongoing, despite Nunavut’s Health Department having run clinics in Pangnirtung and Naujaat.
While anybody can get the disease, children under age 1 most vulnerable to severe infection
Mary-Jane Tulugak and Nellie Niviaxie died within 24 hours of each other after they were hit by vehicles
ParticipACTION title rings true for Iqaluit artist Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory
Qanuippitaa? survey completed in Pond Inlet, moving to more communities in August
Food voucher project to support children in community
ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᕝᕕᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᑭᐅᓂᕐᒥ ᑲᔪᓰᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᐃᑦᑐᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ
18 varieties of plant-based beverages affected; Health Department advises anybody with product to throw it out or return to store
Clinic held in response to ongoing outbreak in community
Valve is ‘at the end of its life expectancy,’ says city’s director of engineering and capital planning
Health Department advises people in hamlet to wash hands, drink plenty of fluids
Death occurred July 5 in hamlet where generators were being repaired
New tool kit presented as part of effort to battle food insecurity in the territory, co-executive director says
‘How many cases do you need before you take the necessary steps?’ Graham Steele asks Health Department
Winning entry for Iqaluit facility selected from among 30 suggestions submitted
ᐅᓪᓗᓂ−ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓂ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᕐᓂᖅ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᑎᑦᑎᕗᖅ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᒥᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᓂ
Money was for voucher program to give access to food, diapers and other essentials
Staffing shortages cited with service expected to return at full capacity July 7
Five-day trip lets people disconnect and take part in cultural activities while they deal with issues
New program designed to educate on prevention and identification of the disease
ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ $127 ᒥᓕᐊᓐ ᑖᓚᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓂ ᐱᖓᓱᓂ ᐃᒥᕐᑕᖅᕕᖕᓂ ᐱᐅᓯᕚᓪᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓯᔾᔩᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᒥᕐᑕᖅᕕᖕᓂ
Building expected to be finished by January 2026
Emergency services still available; facility scheduled to reopen June 14
GN advises residents to wash hands, stay hydrated to reduce risk of illness
ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓ ᔮᓐ ᒪᐃᓐ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᕗᖅ $190 ᒥᓕᐊᓐᓂ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᒍᑎᓂ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᕝᕕᒃᒥᑦ; ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᐊᖏᕈᑎᑕᖃᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ
