Inquest for First Nation woman yields 42 recommendations to improve remote health care

Ruthann Quequish's family advocated for a discretionary inquest after the 31-year-old died in her home in Kingfisher Lake First Nation of complications related to diabetes. More than seven years later, a jury has delivered a verdict and dozens of recommendations aimed at improving health care in remote First Nations to prevent future, similar deaths.

Inquest for First Nation woman yields 42 recommendations to improve remote health care
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Ruthann Quequish's family advocated for a discretionary inquest after the 31-year-old died in her home in Kingfisher Lake First Nation of complications related to diabetes. More than seven years later, a jury has delivered a verdict and dozens of recommendations aimed at improving health care in remote First Nations to prevent future, similar deaths.