June 24, 2022
The Southern Chief’s Organization (SCO), which represents 34 First Nations and more than 81,500 people in southern Man., says the province has committed to developing an agreement-in-principle to formalize the commitment. Culturally competent primary care, improved access to mental health services, enhanced services for grandmothers and grandfathers, access to traditional healing methods and local community access to healthcare were identified as priorities for the health authority. No dates were provided as to when the health authority might launch. Throughout the pandemic, the SCO responded to longstanding inequality in healthcare through advocacy, partnership and leading the delivery of services.