Keep First Nation pandemic plans current: feds

CBC News, 19 July, 2010

First Nations leaders are welcoming the federal government's move to ensure pandemic flu plans are up to date, but they also want Ottawa to broaden its interest in health-care planning.

This summer, the federal government is hiring people to make sure influenza pandemic plans in First Nations communities stay current.

Last year's H1N1 outbreak hit some aboriginal communities particularly hard. A large number of body bags were sent to a reserve in northern Manitoba, and there were debates over who should pay for hand sanitizer and masks.

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