Yellowknife — June 29, 2022
The Government of the Northwest Territories’ Minister of Health and Social Services, Julie Green, will be travelling to Copenhagen, Denmark this week for the Tour de Health-International. She will be joining delegations from Alberta, Quebec and Nova Scotia.
As part of Denmark’s health diplomacy efforts, Danish embassies in Germany, France, the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Japan, Korea, Norway, Sweden, and Finland, have invited international counterparts to a joint study tour of Denmark. Expenses related to travel to Denmark, along with accommodation and meals, are covered by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark and Healthcare DENMARK.
The aim of the visit is, to explore and gain new insights into the health care challenges that we all share, and to engage in discussions on these topics. The tour will provide a look at the Danish public health care sector as well as new models for treatment and Denmark’s approach to elderly care.
The tour will include site visits, presentations, and panel discussions and will cover topics such as Innovative Hospitals, Digitization in Healthcare, Mental Health and Tele-Psychiatry, Chronic Diseases and Prevention, and Dignified Elderly Care.
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“I am very much looking forward to this visit. I believe that the NWT Health and Social Services System has made great advances in recent years to improve our service delivery to patients and clients, and I look forward to the opportunity to learn about the Danish system. Denmark is renowned for its innovative and modern health care system, and compassionate and dignified provision of elderly care. As Minister responsible for Seniors, I am keen to understand more about their approach to elderly care and learn from their experience.”
- Julie Green, Minister of Health and Social Services
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