News - Health Care

Manitoba Health, Seniors and Long-Term Care is advising of the first confirmed case of clade lb mpox (monkeypox) in the province, which is also the first case of clade I mpox in Canada. This is a travel-related case associated with an ongoing outbreak of clade I mpox in central and eastern Africa.

The Manitoba government is contributing $25 million toward capital projects at the Health Sciences Centre (HSC) Children’s Hospital as part of the Children’s Hospital Foundation Better Futures Campaign, including funding for a renovated and modernized emergency department.

The Manitoba government has launched a new online resource to help women and girls in the province, who menstruate, find locations offering free pads and tampons quickly and easily.

The Manitoba government has recently opened its second extended hours primary care clinic, which will be open on evenings, weekends and holidays so patients can access care when and where they need it.

The Manitoba Government is prepared for the respiratory virus season with a comprehensive strategy designed to reduce the strain on the health-care system and keep Manitobans healthy, safe and informed.

Manitoba Health, Seniors and Long-Term Care advises that respiratory virus season is here and all Manitobans six months of age and older are encouraged to get their free influenza (flu) and COVID-19 vaccines.

The Manitoba government is following through on its commitment to deliver a new and modernized health card this year and as part of the next step in the process, Manitobans are invited to help choose the design of the new card.

One year into its first term and six months into its first provincial budget, the Manitoba government is over halfway to its goal of hiring 1,000 net new health-care workers.

The Manitoba government is helping more people get screened for breast cancer with a plan to progressively lower the age for self-referrals to 40 from 50, beginning with a commitment to get to age 45 by the end of next year.

Four local community business leaders recently braved the elements to raise an astonishing $350,000 (and counting) in support of STARS’ operations in Manitoba.