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\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\nThe federal government announced a $6 million funding on Wednesday to help the province bring internationally trained medical graduates to expand Manitoba\u2019s doctor pool.<\/p>\n
The funding will cover every municipality in Manitoba aiming to address doctor shortages felt across the province.<\/p>\n
Lino Quach is an international student trying to navigate Manitoba\u2019s system and she says it\u2019s been a struggle.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s not much information on how to do it on the internet as well as in the school environment, people are only talking about going to clinic or hospital, they don\u2019t talk much about how to find a family doctor,\u201d Quach said.<\/p>\n
For others, the struggle also includes doctors that fit specific needs.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m trying to find the right type of family doctor for us as well, so in terms of waitlists or waiting times, six months if not more,\u201d said Diane Spiritu.<\/p>\n
Aliya Ogunfowora and her family waited nearly three years to get a new doctor after losing theirs.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe originally had a family doctor here in Winnipeg, but around COVID time he got a better deal in British Columbia, so he left,\u201d Ogunfowora said.<\/p>\n
Ogunfowora says it shouldn\u2019t have taken so long and hopes this funding will change that.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s insane, gladly we didn\u2019t have any emergencies during that time.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\t\t\t\tFederal Health Minister Marjorie Michel, at a press conference announcing funding to attract doctors to Manitoba, in Winnipeg on Oct. 14, 2026 (Justin Hardy, CityNews) <\/p>\n
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