Memorandum of Understanding: E-Health Initiatives in First Nations Communities

On June 4, 2008, the Ministry of Health entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on E- Health Initiatives with the Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) and Health Canada's First Nations and Inuit Health- Saskatchewan Region (FNIH-SK Region). The parties to the MOU share the common vision of improved access, quality and efficiency of health services to First Nations and northern residents through the use of e-health initiatives. Some priorities that were identified in the MOU are Telehealth, the Saskatchewan Immunization Management System, and the Federal Public Health Surveillance System (Panorama).