2024-08-01 from cbc.ca
The people running a pioneering initiative bringing health care straight to Winnipeg's homeless say they're already making a big difference.
It's been a full week since the city's brand new mobile health-care clinic entered service.
The clinic, a partnership between the Manitoba government and Aboriginal Health and Wellness Centre of Winnipeg, launched as part of a pilot project which is set to run for a year. Its goal is to provide primary care to at-risk populations, including those who are homeless.
Laiza Pacheco, director of mobile health care at the centre, said its clients face multiple barriers accessing traditional health-care settings like hospitals or clinics, including prejudice and discrimination.
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