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Woefully unPrEPared
Manitoba has Canada s second-highest rate of new HIV infections and the only place in the country that doesn t cover the cost of a drug that prevents the virus By: Melissa Martin | Posted: 7:00 PM CDT Thursday, Jul. 22, 2021
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Four days a week, people turn out to Nine Circles Community Health Centre on Broadway, seeking HIV and STI testing.
Four days a week, people turn out to Nine Circles Community Health Centre on Broadway, seeking HIV and STI testing.
It s a chance not just to offer a test, but also key information, and it can start with nurses asking a simple but critical question.
WINNIPEG A new set of free, online resources are now available to help those in the 2SLGBTQ+ community access respectful and inclusive health-care. The new suite of online tools was developed by the Canadian Virtual Hospice in collaboration with 40 2SLGBTQ+ organizations and more than 100 people with lived experience. “The Canadian Virtual Hospice has taken the lead as with other organizations or assistance across Canada in creating resources that reflect the needs of the 2SLGBTQ+ community,” said Albert McLeod of Two-Spirited People of Manitoba Inc. Among these new tools is a 2SLGBTQ+ Canadian Healthcare Bill of Rights for Advanced Illness and End of Life, the first of its kind in the country.
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Off-reserve First Nations elders want to be prioritized in Manitoba s vaccination plan
With First Nations citizens in Manitoba making up about half of new COVID-19 cases in the province, off-reserve elders and knowledge keepers want to be included on the vaccination priority list.
Social Sharing Just because you live in the city doesn t mean that you should be excluded, says Barbara Nepinak
Posted: Jan 27, 2021 7:26 PM ET | Last Updated: January 28
Clarence and Barbara Nepinak would like to see the priorities for vaccinations include off-reserve elders in cities like Winnipeg.(CBC)
With First Nations citizens in Manitoba making up about half of new COVID-19 cases in the province, off-reserve elders and knowledge keepers want to be included on the vaccination priority list.