Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to make an announcement Friday on investment in "high quality and culturally safe" health care for First Nations in British Columbia.

Trudeau will be joined in Vancouver by Patty Hajdu, the minister of Indigenous services and the minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario.

The announcement comes after a report commissioned by Health Canada found Indigenous practitioners are needed to address systemic racism, but said that couldn't happen without a supportive education system that envisions Indigenous in leadership roles.

The report by the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS) outlines multiple hurdles in health care, including inadequate staffing, burnout, moral distress and dissatisfied patients. It also says the system should prioritize culturally safe workplaces focused on team-based care and gender equity.

The report, which includes surveys of 400 health leaders and professionals, also calls on governments and organizations to develop strategies to support Indigenous practitioners and trainees.

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