The half dozen paramedics sent to Nunavik to help with the health worker shortage are now in place while the regional health service awaits further resources. “The paramedics are already deployed and have started, the Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services (NRBHSS) told Eye on the Arctic on Thursday. Like many other areas of the Arctic, Nunavik, the Inuit region of northern Quebec, is facing a manpower shortage throughout its health services. Nurses are the backbone of the health care system in Nunavik which is why the NRBHSS is focusing on filling those positions. “The teams are working ceaselessly to adapt the service supply with the available resources in order to maintain access to health care services this summer,” the NRBHSS said.

Source: CBC News August 11, 2022 20:13 UTC