The Manitoba (MB) HIV Program is a provincially coordinated initiative that provides and supports evidence-informed HIV care and treatment to people living with HIV (PLHIV) across the province. The Program’s goal is to promote equitable, high quality HIV care regardless of where PLHIV receive services.

Where we work

The MB HIV Program operates on Treaty 1 territory, the original lands of the Anishinaabeg, Cree, Anisininew, Dakota, and Dene Peoples, and on the homeland of the Métis Nation, with care provided and supported on Treaty 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 territory. Indigenous Peoples in Manitoba are disproportionately affected by HIV due to the ongoing impacts of colonization, structural racism, and intergenerational trauma. We acknowledge the harms and mistakes of the past, and we dedicate ourselves to move forward in partnership with Indigenous communities in a spirit of reconciliation
and collaboration.

Elements of the program

1. Centralized services

  • Referral coordination
  • Client engagement and navigation
  • Education and consultation for primary care providers
  • Provincial leadership for Program to Access Treatment for HIV and Support (PATHS)
  • Program evaluation and quality assurance
Staff
  • Kimberly Templeton, Director
  • Alicia Lapple, Clinical Education Coordinator
  • Zacharie Pagan, Client Engagement Coordinator
  • Jocelyn Bevacqua, PATHS Nurse Practitioner
  • Cynthia Seida, Secretary

2. Service delivery

Care for PLHIV is delivered through a growing network that includes specialist HIV clinics, community-based HIV primary care sites and primary care partners.

Winnipeg:
Brandon:
Swan River:
  • Swan Valley Primary Care at the Canadian Mental Health Association
Thompson:

Leadership Team

  • Kimberly Templeton, M. Sc., Director
  • Dr. Ken Kasper, Medical Director
  • Dr. Lauren MacKenzie, Associate Medical Director
  • Dr. Laurie Ireland, Primary Care Lead
  • Mike Payne, Executive Director, Nine Circles Community Health Centre