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Manitoba Declares Public Health Emergency
Provincial officials said the emergency will expand testing as Manitoba recorded 328 new cases last year and a rate 3.5 times Canada’s.
- On Thursday, Manitoba's chief provincial public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin declared the province's first-ever public health emergency over HIV, citing skyrocketing transmission rates and the need for coordinated action.
- Converging crises including homelessness, injection drug use, and socioeconomic inequality have driven the surge, with infection rates reaching 19.5 cases per 100,000 people, roughly 3.5 times the national rate.
- The province recorded 328 new HIV cases in 2025, with over 50 per cent involving women under 40; Northern and Prairie Mountain Health regions face the highest proportional rates, while Winnipeg records the highest total volume.
- Declaring the emergency grants Manitoba access to expanded resources and non-traditional testing, including self-testing, while allowing the government to better support those living with HIV and increase access to prevention services.
- With at least one perinatal HIV case diagnosed annually since 2021, health officials are intensifying prevention efforts; first-quarter 2026 data shows approximately 120 new cases, suggesting infections continue despite $8 million spent on treatment.
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Manitoba continues to have one of the highest HIV prevalence rates in Canada.
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