Indigenous communities in northern Quebec face significant hurdles to health care access. The Nunavik region is remote, with limited transportation options and extreme weather conditions. As a result, its population faces lower life expectancy and poorer health outcomes.
Some Indigenous communities in northern Quebec are too short-staffed to perform lifesaving procedures, study finds retrieved 25 March 2024 from https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-03-indigenous-communities-northern-quebec-short.html
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