Nunavik tuberculosis action plan to be finalized in coming weeks, says health ministry – CBC

Aug 15, 2025

Earlier this year, Nunavik’s mayors tried to get tuberculosis outbreaks declared a public health emergency

Quebec’s Ministry of Health and Social Services (MSSS) says it’s working to finalize a tuberculosis action plan in Nunavik in the coming weeks, while doctors in the region continue to exhaust all efforts to curb infections.

Most notably, the plan from the Nunavik health board includes hiring a third-party organization to co-ordinate the logistics of responding to the outbreak — including bringing in extra health-care professionals. Dr. Yassen Tcholakov, the board’s interim public health director, says a call for tender for that external agency has been issued.

He also insists these aren’t just temporary workers they’re looking to recruit, and it’s not the same as using private agency nurses down south.

Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/nunavik-tuberculosis-action-plan-finalize-1.7609556