Nunavut baby death report credited for quick response to latest tragedy
IQALUIT, Nunavut — The prompt response to the death of a Nunavut infant under medical care is the result of a highly critical report into a previous such tragedy, said the territory’s health minister.
“I was notified very shortly after the incident occurred and the department already had the ball rolling,” George Hickes said Wednesday.
On Tuesday, Nunavut’s health department revealed two investigations were underway into the death of an infant who was in the care of staff at a nursing station in the remote central Arctic hamlet of Gjoa Haven.
Almost no details are available, including the age and gender of the infant or the cause of death. Hickes said the tragedy occurred “about a week and a half ago.”