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CINetwork brings together a diverse array of people from across Manitoba to understand and develop solutions to address HIV-STBBI complex system issues.

Social Innovation Generation:

The MB HIV-STBBI Collective Impact Network is a network of innovators working collaboratively to transform the landscape of HIV-STBBI in Manitoba. Composed of people with lived experience, researchers, health care professionals, policy makers, community-based organizations and Indigenous organizations, we work on understanding systems gaps and barriers and bringing d

iverse stakeholders together to develop innovative community-based culturally responsive solutions. We advance our key goals to increase HIV-STBBI testing, improve linkage to care, decrease the incidence of HIV-STBBI, disrupt stigma and discrimination by tackling complex system-related issues. We align our goals/common agenda with the Federal STBBI Strategy (2019) Accelerating Our Response – Government of Canada Five-Year Action Plan on Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections. CIN Stewardship Team:

CINetwork is guided by the CIN Stewardship Team, which oversees the network’s direction, activities, and sustainability. It also monitors the broader level CINetwork activities, including planning events, evaluating the CINetwork, and making sense of findings from the CINetwork’s activities to connect with policymakers and facilitate policy changes in Manitoba. The team consists of people with lived experience, researchers, community-based organization reps, health authority reps, policymakers, Indigenous organization reps, and other interested parties.

07/30/2026

PrEP in the Prairies: HIV Prevention Can't Wait - YouTube 🚨 We can HIV acquisition.

Today, there are multiple highly effective prevention options available, including pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Yet in , many people who could benefit from PrEP are still not accessing it, particularly and people who inject drugs.

To help address this gap, , The University of Manitoba, , and the National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCCID) have developed a new educational video to increase awareness about HIV prevention and PrEP.

🎥 Please watch, share, and help us reach the people and communities who can benefit most. Every share can help increase awareness, reduce barriers, and support informed decisions about HIV prevention.

Together, we can improve access to HIV prevention and move closer to ending new HIV acquisitions.

Watch now: https://youtu.be/ld3L26-zkxE?si=0Edyv8bmOnb4OfTp

07/28/2026

10 years ago, the Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U) campaign changed the conversation around .

Today, we know that when someone living with HIV is on treatment and the amount of virus in their blood stays very low, it can’t be passed on.

Getting tested opens the door to treatment, support and better health.

Knowing your HIV status is an act of self-care. Talk to a health care provider about an HIV test or find testing in your area at: https://streetconnections.ca/locations

Listen to real stories of people living with HIV: https://ow.ly/fz1w50ZskJw

07/22/2026

HIV Bingo is now available for download!

We are excited to share HIV Stigma Bingo a fun, interactive, and community-informed educational game designed to spark conversations about HIV, reduce stigma, and increase awareness in communities.

Co-created by Nine Circles Community Health Centre, the MB HIV-STBBI Collective Impact Network (CIN), Southern Chiefs’ Organization (Southern Chiefs' Organization), Cree Nation Tribal Health Centre (Cree Nation Tribal Health Centre), people with lived and living experience, Elders, youth, and service providers, this ready-to-use package includes printable instructions, bingo cards, and caller cards.

No clinical knowledge or advanced facilitation skills are needed if you know how to run bingo, you can run HIV Stigma Bingo!

By playing HIV Stigma Bingo, participants will:

- learn basic facts about HIV, testing, treatment, and prevention
- better understand how stigma affects people living with HIV
- explore common myths and misconceptions about HIV
- learn about PrEP, PEP, U=U (Undetectable = Untransmittable)
- discover ways to support people living with HIV and reduce stigma in their communities

Download now at: https://ninecircles.ca/programs-services/community-education/hiv-stigma-bingo/

06/27/2026

National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) is observed annually on June 27.

The annual awareness day highlights the importance of routine testing, early diagnosis, prevention methods like Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and Post-Exposure Prophylactic (PEP), Undetectable = Untransmittable, and connecting individuals to care.

Everyone has an HIV status, do you know yours? Find testing in your area at: https://streetconnections.ca/locations

06/21/2026

Today is National Indigenous People's Day (NIDP)! It is also the 30th anniversary of this important date and a time to recognize and celebrate the traditions, cultures and contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples today and everyday.

There are many free events around the city including The Forks, Assiniboine Park, and more! Where will you spend NIPD2026?

06/12/2026

You are invited to the Nine Circles Community Health Centre Annual General Meeting on Monday, June 22nd from 5-7:30pm!

RSVP by noon Friday, June 19th at: https://tinyurl.com/NCAGM2526. To RSVP by phone contact Jess at 📞204-940-6000.

06/10/2026

New article alert! "“I'm still on that dark path, but I can see the red road in the distance:” A semiotic analysis of word-imagery and narrative among Indigenous people living with HIV in Manitoba" by Jared Star, Laurie Ringaert, Albert McLeod, Gayle Restall, Pamela Orr, Melissa Morris, Ann Favel, and Linda Larcombe

This article explores how First Nations people living with HIV in northern Manitoba and the health care providers who support them articulate their experiences of diagnosis, treatment, and long-term care through word-imagery and narrative storytelling.

View all articles and resources on our website at: https://cinetwork.ca/resources/

06/06/2026

Happy Pride Winnipeg!

At the Manitoba HIV-STBBI Collective Impact Network, we work to address complex and prominent challenges related to HIV-STBBI’s by support collaborative efforts that lead to collective impact. We stand with our 2SLGBTQQIA+ community and are proud to disrupt the status quo!

06/05/2026

Rainbow Resource Centre’s HIV Long Term Survivors Group is a space for 2SLGBTQ+ folks who lived through the HIV/AIDS crisis of the 1980s and 1990s — including survivors, caregivers, loved ones, and those impacted by that era who want to connect and talk about their experiences.

The group meets on the 3rd Saturday of each month from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM. Registration is not required. 🕯️

Thank you to Rainbow Resource Centre and the Over the Rainbow program for creating and holding this important space for community, remembrance, and support.

06/05/2026

New Upload: "Let's Get Real: HIV and Aging at a Glance" with Realize and the MB HIV-STBBI CINetwork now available to view on our Youtube!

Never miss a webinar and check out our learning series playlist now at: https://youtu.be/dErkn7cOw2A

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