Manitoba Health and the non-profit organization Manitoba Blue Cross are working together to develop a new, state-of-the-art medical claims processing system that will support better service to health-care providers and Manitobans while saving money.
More than 126,000 online votes have been counted and two winning entries have been selected, including one from the Steinbach Junior High in the Create and Rate Challenge, the province’s school-based, anti-tobacco video contest.
New rules requiring indoor tanning salons to post warning signs about the risks of skin cancer and requiring parental consent for young Manitobans come into effect June 15.
The province is introducing a new plan to protect front-line health care to meet the needs of Manitobans now and in the years ahead, Health Minister Theresa Oswald announced.
The Office of the Chief Provincial Public Health Officer encourages Manitobans to take advantage of spring and summer by enjoying outdoor activities, increasing physical activity and improving their health.
Partners in Planning for Healthy Living asked, youth answered and then everyone got busy.
All Manitoba regional health authority (RHA) boards have approved the government’s proposal to reduce the number of authorities to five from 11, enabling the province to take the next steps in the merger process.
Legislative amendments that would support reducing the number of regional health authorities to five from 11, and improve fiscal responsibility and community involvement were introduced by Health Minister Theresa Oswald.
The province will help children and families manage diabetes and attain a greater quality of life through a new pediatric insulin pump program.
Manitobans are being asked for their feedback on expert panel recommendations on which public places will be required to have defibrillators under the Defibrillator Public Access Act.
