News - Health

Canada’s Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and United States Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack re-affirmed that all appropriate steps are being taken to protect public health and strengthen the pork industry in both countries.

The Office of the Chief Provincial Public Health Officer advises that provincial officials are continuing to work with Manitoba health-care providers and regional health authorities to watch for cases of severe respiratory illness (i.e., respiratory illness that requires hospital care) in Manitoba, especially in travellers returning from Mexico.

The province is expanding the successful Advanced Access initiative to help medical clinics reduce wait times for doctor appointments, Health Minister Theresa Oswald announced.

Eating beans and peas every day is not only good for you; it can help fight cardiovascular disease – the number one cause of death worldwide.

New data from Manitoba’s nursing colleges indicate there are 245 more nurses practising in the province over this time last year, marking an increase of 2,034 new nurses since 1999, Health Minister Theresa Oswald announced.

A $5-million investment will expand the province’s ambulance fleet by nine vehicles and replace 30 additional ambulances with new models to further strengthen emergency medical services across Manitoba, Health Minister Theresa Oswald announced.

Healthy Living Minister Kerri Irvin-Ross and Education, Citizenship and Youth Minister Peter Bjornson today unveiled a new youth-helping-youth healthy-living project for 20 Manitoba schools, part of a $310,000 provincial commitment for three new initiatives to ensure more Manitobans have the opportunity to build healthy living into their daily lives.

Manitobans will no longer pay ‘tray fees’ out of their own pockets for common procedures provided in doctors’ offices such as getting stitches or having a cyst removed, Health Minister Theresa Oswald announced.

Manitoba is further bolstering its preparedness against public health threats and emergencies with a new Public Health Act that is now in effect, Health Minister Theresa Oswald announced.

The Manitoba government is continuing to support research in areas such as cancer and AIDS by providing $6 million for the Manitoba Health Research Council’s 2009 budget, Science, Technology, Energy and Mines Minister Jim Rondeau announced.