It’s been more than a year since a product recall forced formula manufacturing giant Abbott Nutrition to close its Michigan factory in February 2022—and supply problems in Canada continue.
The new peer support program—expected to launch in June 2023 under the leadership of Winnipeg family doctor Dr. Jacqueline Gougeon—will teach skills such as empathetic listening.
Marcela Castro’s office in Chihuahua is more than 100 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border, yet the distance doesn’t prevent her from assisting women in the United States.
More Indigenous practitioners are needed to address systemic racism, but that can’t happen without a supportive education system that also envisions them in leadership roles.