NTI board of directors annual meeting concludes – NNSL Media

TB elimination, long-term funding for Inuit Child First Initiative, Hunters Support Program, and Implementation Contract among agenda items

Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated’s annual board of directors meeting concluded on March 21 with several key resolutions passed.

The land claims organization recognized the urgent need for action to control tuberculosis in the territory. The board approved $4 million to go to the Government of Nunavut (GN) for TB clinical care.

Additionally, the board approved Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI) expenditures to support three-months worth of hampers for each TB patient during their treatment, contributions to communities with TB outbreaks, as well as a campaign to address the stigma of the disease.