Feds announce $18M for N.W.T. health care
Cash will help amalgamate health boards, improve dental care
The Conservative government's cash blitz continues with the announcement of an extra $18 million over the next three years to improve health care in the N.W.T.
The bulk of the money — $8.5 million — will help the government amalgamate its present eight health boards into one.
About $4.5 million will go to improving dental care for children, focusing on early detection of oral health diseases.
More than $5 million will help pay for medical travel.
Another $400,000 will allow the territory to set up after-care and counselling for people who've gone back to their communities after addictions treatment.
The money comes from the $70 million Territorial Health Investment Fund, set up by the federal government in 2014 to provide extra health money for the territories.