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For Immediate Release – SIGA Generously Donates $50,000 For Pediatric Ambulance
MEDIA RELEASE May 1, 2009 2007-06 In 2000, SIGA sponsored the purchase of the first Pediatric Ambulance which has saved lives of many children in Saskatchewan. During the course of…
A Review of the Engagement Sessions for the Federal Action Plan on Safe Drinking Water for First Nations
Position Statement April 14, 2009 Executive Summary Safe drinking water is an urgent issue for First Nations. The Safe Drinking Water Foundation (SDWF)’s Advanced Aboriginal Water Treatment Team (AAWTT) conducted…
AFN Launches Fitness Challenge on National Aboriginal Diabetes Awareness Day
OTTAWA, May 1 On May 1, 2009, National Aboriginal Diabetes Awareness Day, the Assembly of First Nations is calling on teachers for help in organizing this year’s Fitness Challenge which…
Government of Canada Launches Public Information Campaign to Help Canadians Avoid Flu
Ottawa, Ontario –(May 1, 2009) – Today the Government of Canada launched the initial stages of a major public information Citizen Readiness Campaign to make Canadians and their families more…
Health Advisory: Human Swine Influenza
As of April 30, 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) has upgraded the Phase of Pandemic Alert to Phase 5, that means that there are more H1N1 Influenza A outbreaks…
Communiqué to First Nations Communities
April 29, 2009 TO: ALL FIRST NATIONS CHIEFS AND COUNCILS, AND HEALTH MANAGERS/DIRECTORS RE: SEVERE RESPIRATORY ILLNESS (SRI) IN MEXICO (SWINE FLU) BACKGROUND The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)…
American Diabetes Association Applauds U.S. Lawmakers for Fighting Diabetes in Minority Communities
Representatives DeGette and Castle and Senators Lautenberg and Isakson Introduce Eliminating Disparities in Diabetes Prevention, Access and Care Act of 2009 Alexandria, VA –(April 21, 2009) – The American Diabetes…
National Victims of Crime Awareness Week: April 26-May 2, 2009
YELLOWKNIFE (April 28, 2009) – Victim services workers across the Northwest Territories (NWT) are celebrating National Victims of Crime Awareness Week. Events are scheduled throughout the week and include:•Women’s group…
NWT Hospitals Go Filmless
YELLOWKNIFE (April 28, 2009) – The Inuvik Hospital will be the latest Northwest Territories hospital to go filmless, (tomorrow) following Stanton Territorial Hospital in late March and the H.H. Williams…
Memorandum To: NAN First Nations, Tribal Councils and NAN Members
FROM: Deputy Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler RE: Human Swine Influenza – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Monday, April 27, 2009 Due to recent headlines about Severe Respiratory Infections (SRI) cluster cases…
