The Manitoba government is investing up to $2.3 million over three years to support an indigenous-led, sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections testing and contact tracing strategy.
Health and Seniors Care Minister Heather Stefanson says this initiative will help with normalizing the testing and treatment of sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections, and enable culturally safe care.
“Other Indigenous-led public health programs in other jurisdictions have seen great success, and we are confident this new initiative will see the same.”
The initiative will be developed by Indigenous health experts and delivered by Ka Ni Kanichihk, an Indigenous community organization with a strong track record in helping Manitoba’s Indigenous communities, through partnerships with other community service organizations, government agencies, funders and other stakeholders.
