Exploring Stakeholder: "Government of Manitoba"

A mobile overdose prevention site is shown in Winnipeg in this undated handout photo. A mobile overdose prevention site in Winnipeg has seen tens of thousands of visits from people looking to access services or use drugs in a safe setting Ѡmore than double what was initially anticipated, says a review of the site’s first...

NationTalk: Together, the Government of Canada and the Government of Manitoba are working to bring the health care workers we need to the front lines so we can cut wait times and deliver the best possible care to Manitobans. Today, the Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, alongside the Premier of Manitoba, Wab Kinew, announced over $633 million...

by ahnationtalk on July 20, 2023 July 20, 2023 Historic Investments to Retain and Recruit More Physicians: Stefanson The Manitoba government has reached a comprehensive tentative agreement with Doctors Manitoba for a new Physician Services Agreement, which features record overall funding increases of $268 million for physician services over four years, Premier Heather Stefanson announced today. “Our government...

“I vowed that no one under my caseload is going to have a “satisfactory” discharge plan. I will go to all lengths to ensure that there is a safe and exceptional discharge plan suitable to that patient’s and family’s needs.” Bev Swan, Discharge Planning Coordinator, Indigenous Health NationTalk: Shared Health Soins Commun – Bev Swan...

New Clinic in The Pas, Regional Stakeholders Help to Determine Additional Capital Investments to Bring Care Closer to Home: Stefanson NationTalk: THE PAS—The Manitoba government will invest $145 million in improved health care for communities across northern Manitoba, enhancing primary care and chronic disease services and building up mental health and addictions treatment options that...

NationTalk: The Manitoba government is providing more than $2.1 million to support Indigenous-led mental health and wellness programming through the Indigenous Reconciliation Initiatives Fund, Indigenous Reconciliation and Northern Relations Minister Eileen Clarke announced today. “This funding supplements existing emergency response efforts and will assist communities in providing Indigenous-led supports,” said Clarke. “I would like to...

NationTalk: The Manitoba government is providing more than $2.1 million to support Indigenous-led mental health and wellness programming through the Indigenous Reconciliation Initiatives Fund, Indigenous Reconciliation and Northern Relations Minister Eileen Clarke announced today. “This funding supplements existing emergency response efforts and will assist communities in providing Indigenous-led supports,” said Clarke. “I would like to...

Based on the principles of nationhood, individual Indigenous communities take the lead in determining how their communities will work with partners to address health care disparities. iPolitics: Four community-led pilot projects have seen significant improvements in health care for Indigenous communities across the country, supporters say, leading to a push for the government to address...

An Advisory Committee was established for the development of the draft Indigenous Partnership Strategy Framework (IPSF) that included seventeen Indigenous members with extensive knowledge in the Indigenous health field. The framework was developed to enable culturally relevant and appropriate engagement with First Nations, Métis and Inuit organizations and communities in Manitoba’s Health System Transformation. Four...

Anishinaabeg and Dakota peoples will assume greater control of their health and wellness, as a result of an historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between Canada’s Minister of Indigenous Services and the Southern Chiefs’ Organization. “The path forward to improved health outcomes for First Nations must include high quality, culturally-safe health systems that are designed...

Announced enhanced and expanded mental health and addictions programming for youth with three new initiatives today.  The investments, which total $2.94 million over three years, include: $823,000 to the NorWest Youth Hub, to increase mental health and addictions counselling, Indigenous cultural supports, primary health care, as well as recreation and training opportunities for youth aged...

Release of “The Health Status of and Access to Healthcare by Registered First Nation Peoples in Manitoba” that acknowledges that “The analysis and interpretation of findings in this report acknowledge “that the current state of Aboriginal health in Canada is a direct result of previous Canadian government policies, including residential schools” [1]....

The Path to Reconciliation Annual Report: Improving Health Outcomes Manitoba’s commitment to reconciliation has particular focus on addressing the persistent and long-standing negative impacts of residential schools and reconciling relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Manitoba. The legacy of colonialism and residential schools led to disruptions in Indigenous child rearing practices and parenting skills among...

The Path to Reconciliation Act acknowledges that Indigenous people within Canada have been subject to a wide variety of human rights abuses since European contact and that those abuses have caused great harm… that reconciliation is founded on respect for Indigenous nations and Indigenous peoples and their history, languages and cultures, and reconciliation is necessary...

Each subsequent report provides more details on progress made in the following areas: Closing the gap in health outcomes between Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations Recognizing and using Indigenous healing practices Improving cultural competencies Increasing the number of Indigenous professionals in the health care system...