NDP announces $2.4M sexual assault nurse examiner strategy
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The NDP will launch a provincial strategy to ensure sexual assault care is available round the clock in urban, rural and northern Manitoba, according to a press release Sunday.
NDP candidates Uzoma Asagwara and Nahanni Fontaine made the announcement, which included $2.4 million to support seven new nursing positions.
“For those who are sexually assaulted, getting the physical and emotional care they need right away couldn’t be more important,” said Asagwara. “For years this program this essential program has been neglected and mismanaged. It’s time for a government that works with nurses to provide the best care for survivors.”
The NDP also said the party would bring comfort and care to the waiting room experience for sexual assault patients at HSC and pledged future capital improvements to support the sexual assault nurse examiners (SANE) program.