Canadian Health sorry for sending Indians body bags with flu kits

Indians get body bags with H1N1 kits

OTTAWA, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Health Canada apologized Thursday for sending body bags along with H1N1 flu prevention and vaccine kits to some native communities.

"We regret the alarm that this incident has caused," Health Canada said a statement issued Thursday afternoon. "It is important to remember that our nurses are focused entirely on providing primary healthcare services under often-trying circumstances."

However, the apology only mentioned the body bags sent to the Wasagamack First Nation, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported. The bags also were included in a shipment of hand sanitizers and face masks to the God's River First Nation tribe.

Jim Wolfe, director of First Nations and Inuit Health for Manitoba, issued his own apology to all tribes in Canada and shouldered the responsibility for upsetting tribal members.
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Indians get body bags with H1N1 kits