Manitoba Health and Transit Initiatives
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Manitoba is enhancing emergency room care with new social worker roles and addressing a hepatitis A outbreak with a U.S. CDC travel advisory. The province is also expanding transit access with a pilot project offering free rides to youth under 18.
Manitoba funds new social worker roles in Winnipeg emergency rooms
The Manitoba government is enhancing mental health and social support services in Winnipeg's emergency departments by funding eight new social worker positions. This initiative, costing $1.2 million annually, will be implemented across four emergency departments and urgent care centers. Currently, only the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg has social workers embedded in its emergency department. …
U.S. CDC travel advisory issued for Manitoba over worsening hepatitis A outbreak
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Level 1 travel advisory for Manitoba, Canada, as a hepatitis A outbreak in the province continues to worsen. This advisory comes …
Manitoba chiefs urge Ottawa to pass bill expanding Indian Act status eligibility
First Nations chiefs in Manitoba are pressing the House of Commons to pass Bill S-2 before the summer break, aiming to eliminate what they describe as discriminatory clauses within the Indian Act. The…
Manitoba launches free transit pilot for youth under 18
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew announced a new pilot project that will provide free public transit for all residents under 18. The initiative will start in Selkirk this summer, offering free rides to yout…
