News - Health

The province has announced that nine family physicians have started or will soon be starting practice in communities across the Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority (RHA).

The province has announced that the current rates for personal care services will remain unchanged for the upcoming 2021-22 year.

The province will implement new public health orders and guidance on Aug. 7, one month earlier than forecast. The announcement was made while vaccine uptake in southern Manitoba continues to be at dangerously low levels.

The General Manger of Manitoba Pork says the identification of two rare strains of Influenza virus in humans in Manitoba poses a minimal risk to humans.

Two separate cases of variant influenza (flu) viruses have been found in two unrelated individuals in different communities in southern Manitoba. One is a case of human influenza A(H1N2)v and one is a case of human influenza A(H1N1)v.

The Manitoba government has announced that it is implementing new public health orders to restrict gathering sizes and help slow the spread of variants of concern to protect the health-care system and all Manitobans from the third wave of COVID-19 in Manitoba.

Premier Brian Pallister announced that the Manitoba government will be investing at least $50 million to reduce surgical wait times as part of Budget 2021.

Hospitals across the province are carefully beginning to increase surgical capacity, providing additional access for patients whose procedures have been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Manitoba government is investing more than $358 million in capital projects throughout the province to ensure Manitobans have safe, reliable care at Manitoba’s health-care facilities for years to come.

The Manitoba government is investing $1.1-million to expand eating disorder programs at Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg, as well as create a safe nutrition clinic for people living with eating disorders.