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The Inuit Battle Against TB
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Length:
38 minutes
Released:
Nov 29, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In the mid-twentieth century, Inuit diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) were taken from their communities and sent to sanitoriums in southern Canada. Many never returned, and their families never learned what happened to them. We explore this crisis and how this history has continued to affect those communities, and why even today, TB rates remain 300 times higher there than in the rest of Canada.
Voices in this episode:
Louassee Kuniliusee, tuberculosis survivor
Natan Obed, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Beatrice Ikkidlua, daughter of tuberculosis survivor
Voices in this episode:
Louassee Kuniliusee, tuberculosis survivor
Natan Obed, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Beatrice Ikkidlua, daughter of tuberculosis survivor
Released:
Nov 29, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (7)
Welcome to The Healthcare Divide: The Healthcare Divide is a new podcast that exposes uncomfortable truths, troubling realities and innovative efforts to overcome racism in Canada’s healthcare system. Our first episode comes out on November 15th. by The Healthcare Divide