Jun 30, 2026 · 15 min · 11 segments
Manitoba's chief provincial public health officer declared a public health emergency over HIV rates in May. As CBC producer Lenard Monkman tells us, Indigenous people are disproportionately affected…
Lenard MonkmanGuest
Marcy MarkusaHost
Now, usually they're called because of weather events, things like floods and fires, but there are also significant things in our province around health.
Dr. Brent Roosen is Manitoba's chief public health officer and a lot of people got to know him during COVID.
In 2024, we reported a rate of 19.5 cases per 100,000, which was roughly 3.5 times that of Canada's rate of 5.5.
In 2025, there were 328 new cases reported.
If we compare that to 2021, we saw 142 cases that year.
Now, usually they're called because of weather events, things like floods and fires, but there are also significant things in our province around health.
Dr. Brent Roosen is Manitoba's chief public health officer and a lot of people got to know him during COVID.
In 2024, we reported a rate of 19.5 cases per 100,000, which was roughly 3.5 times that of Canada's rate of 5.5.
In 2025, there were 328 new cases reported.
If we compare that to 2021, we saw 142 cases that year.
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