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By Cedric Galant\/Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A Salluit family fears four-year-old Isaiah Tayara Saviadjuk might have lasting complications from an eye infection after struggling for two months to get adequate medical care. \u201cThe service here is very poor,\u201d Maggie Tayara said about the care her grandson Isaiah received at the community\u2019s health centre, a clinic run by the Inuulitisivk Health Centre. The Puvirnituq-based health centre provides health care for all the Hudson Bay communities in Nunavik. \u201cThey just said they did not know what to do.\u201d In August, Isaiah started suffering pain and swelling in his eyes. He couldn\u2019t open them, tolerate light, or get a good night\u2019s sleep. \u201cThe regular cloudy daylight is too bright for him, so we have no choice but to have our curtains closed,\u201d Isaiah\u2019s… <\/p>\n

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By Cedric Galant\/Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A Salluit family fears four-year-old Isaiah Tayara Saviadjuk might have lasting complications from an eye infection after struggling for two months to get adequate medical care. \u201cThe service here is very poor,\u201d Maggie Tayara said about the care her grandson Isaiah received at the community\u2019s health centre, a clinic run by the Inuulitisivk Health Centre. The Puvirnituq-based health centre provides health care for all the Hudson Bay communities in Nunavik. \u201cThey just said they did not know what to do.\u201d In August, Isaiah started suffering pain and swelling in his eyes. He couldn\u2019t open them, tolerate light, or get a good night\u2019s sleep. \u201cThe regular cloudy daylight is too bright for him, so we have no choice but to have our curtains closed,\u201d Isaiah\u2019s... <\/p>\n

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