Quebec's health department rejected a request from officials in the northern region ofNunavikto alleviate the shortage by sendingtroopssaid.
Kathleen Poulin, spokeswoman for the Nunavik Community Health Board, a healthcare worker, said labor shortages in the health sector were causing her Nunavik said to have been particularly hard hit. Remoteness and its specific characteristics.
Pullin said today that some of her 14 indigenous communities in Nunavik have fewer than four nurses than her, causing health centers to limit services to emergencies over the summer. said that it is
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Asked Quebec to supply medical workers, including asking Ottawa to send members of the military who could provide medical care.
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Marjorie Côté-Boileau Health Minister Christian Dube said today that the ministry does not plan to seek military assistance in Nunavik but will send medical resources "as soon as possible".
The ministry said it is meeting weekly with Nunavik's health board and is likely to sign a contract to provide staff with the Canadian Red Cross by the end of the week.
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