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The chief provincial public health officer confirmed that a travel-related case of measles has been reported in Manitoba.

A dedicated acute stroke unit will be built at Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg to serve stroke patients from across Manitoba, resulting in improved patient outcomes that shorten their time in hospital while reducing costs to treat them.

The Manitoba government is investing more than $2.7 million per year to enhance services at Rapid Access to Addictions Medicine clinics, add 16 new women’s treatment beds and expand programming offered by the Strongest Families Institute.

Southern Health-Santé Sud has announced that BreastCheck’s mobile mammography vehicle will be in Steinbach from June 10 to July 5, 2019.

Twenty-five new, full-time rural paramedic positions in the northern and southern health regions will be filled later this year as part of the Manitoba government’s continuing efforts to strengthen the emergency medical services system and provide a more consistent level of care throughout the province.

The Manitoba Newborn Screening Program will expand its screening for all newborn children to include severe combined immune deficiency, a group of rare genetic diseases affecting a child’s immune system.

The province is providing more than $546,000 to support new resources for RCMP detachments across the province including $200,000 to expand the use of the HealthIM assessment tool and significant investments to make communities safer.

Canada’s universal, publicly funded health system is a source of pride for Canadians. The Government of Canada is working with the provinces and territories to strengthen health care and adapt the system to the changing needs of Canadians.

Showing its continuing commitment to implementing recommendations made in the Virgo report on mental health and addictions, the Manitoba government has made it easier to access two drugs used to fight alcohol addiction.

New data released by the Canadian Institute for Health Information shows Manitoba’s health system continues to deliver comparatively shorter wait times in a number of priority procedures, including MRIs, CT scans and hip fracture repairs.