Helicobacter pylori infection in Canada's arctic: Searching for the solutions

Abstract

The Canadian North Helicobacter pylori (CAN Help) working group is a team composed of investigators, health officials and community leaders from Alberta and the Northwest Territories. The group's initial goals are to investigate the impact of H pylori infection on Canada's Arctic communities; subsequent goals include identifying treatment strategies that are effective in this region and developing recommendations for health policy aimed at management of H pylori infection. The team's investigations have begun with the Aklavik H pylori Project in the Aboriginal community of Aklavik, Northwest Territories. © 2008 Pulsus Group Inc. All rights reserved.