The Chief Public Health Officer is urging residents to get tested for syphilis. A syphilis outbreak in the NWT is growing at an alarming rate that is consistently and significantly higher than the national average.
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Yellowknife –
September 7, 2022
Public Service Announcement
Yellowknife –
August 31, 2022
Public Service Announcement
Certain regions of Canada are currently experiencing Monkeypox outbreaks; however there are no reported cases in the NWT.
Yellowknife –
July 19, 2022
News Releases
Northwest Territories health care practitioners are being trained to use new rapid tests for syphilis to curb a worsening outbreak of the sexually transmitted disease.