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My 73 year old mum was medivac’d to Ottawa today in order to have a diagnostic procedure that is normally available in Iqaluit.

(I’m on leave from Director, Travel Programs, Health. Sharing info that’s public knowledge)

The cost of a single medivac can be upwards of $40,000
In 2019 the Health department forecasted 2,400 medevacs for coming year, based on that growth.

That’s compared to about 33,000 planned medical travel trips planned for the year.

The territory’s proposed budget overall Medical Travel budget was $92.3 million.

The current..
..state of emergency in Iqaluit has impacted our only hospital’s ability to provide my mum’s urgently required procedure because the equipment that is needed can not be safely sterilized due to the fuel in the water..
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