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Rural Indigenous communities struggle to keep health-care facilities running

Rural Indigenous communities struggle to keep health-care facilities running

Update: 2024-07-30
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Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation in northern Manitoba has just three nurses caring for more than 3,000 people. And it’s not just Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation. Nursing stations in remote First Nations communities in the province faced a 67 per cent vacancy rate in the last fiscal year, according to government data.

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Rural Indigenous communities struggle to keep health-care facilities running

Rural Indigenous communities struggle to keep health-care facilities running