Integrating Indigenous health care could solve Manitoba’s HIV crisis
Posted May 13, 2026 4:14 am.
Last Updated May 13, 2026 6:20 am.
In today’s The Big Story podcast, Manitoba’s Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Brent Roussin, declared a public health emergency over the rise in HIV rates, which have steadily increased since 2019. The province saw close to 330 new cases in 2025 – almost four time the rate of new cases 7 years ago.
Host Maria Kestane speaks to Michelle Monkman, interim CEO of Keewatinohk Inniniw Minoayawin (KIM), to discuss why the province’s health-care system should be more welcoming of Indigenous health-care practices, the importance of making sure provinces have testing resources, and how federal systems should take more accountability for the rise in rates.
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