Uzoma Asagwara
NDP candidate in the Union Station Winnipeg race.
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1 2 … 11 Next »Cabinet minister, Tory MLA vaccine holdouts
July 22, 2021
Winnipeg Free Press - ...that nobody as of Wednesday had been told to not get a shot due to allergies. The privacy explanation doesn’t hold water, says NDP health critic Uzoma Asagwara. "It's important for leaders in our communities, and for elected officials, to reflect what it is that we're asking Manitobans to do, in order to...
‘Crisis point’ of ICU nurse vacancy rates coincided with out-of-province COVID patient transfers
July 21, 2021
Winnipeg Free Press - ...had a 28 per cent vacancy rate. "It substantiates and backs up what nurses and doctors in ICUs have been telling us for months," NDP health critic Uzoma Asagwara told reporters Wednesday. JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILES Health and Seniors Care Minister Heather Stefanson. "Without a nurse, a hospital...
Nursing vacancies a lingering problem in Manitoba, NDP says, as government lauds recruitment plan
July 21, 2021
CBC Manitoba - ... But the earliest these prospective nurses can graduate is 2023, which would only prolong the "astronomically high" vacancy rates, NDP health critic Uzoma Asagwara said. "For the minister to now say, 'We're hiring more nurses, we're getting rid of the barriers for internationally-educated nurses, we're...
Manitoba NDP calls on government to fill ICU nursing positions amid high vacancy rates
July 21, 2021
CTV - ...system that is strong enough to deal with the regular strain that we have, plus the continued presence of COVID later this year." NDP Health Critic Uzoma Asagwara said the PC government has failed to invest in health-care during the pandemic. "Seeing these huge vacancy numbers in regards to ICU, is it...
Two members of PC caucus not vaccinated
July 13, 2021
Winnipeg Free Press - ...information of these individuals, I am unable to provide further details," Hoeppner wrote. That reasoning did not wash with NDP health critic Uzoma Asagwara. "At this point, it should be a fairly easy question for elected officials and leaders to answer," Asagwara said, adding the two MLAs should go...
Province announces more post-secondary nursing seats and help for Manitoba-bound international nursing grads
July 12, 2021
The Graphic Leader - ...institutions to identify the steps needed to ensure they can increase seat capacity in a sustainable way. In a statement, NDP health critic Uzoma Asagwara said the province is still scrambling to find nurses well over a year into the...
Physical immunization card production halted in Manitoba due to depleted supply
July 9, 2021
Winnipeg Sun - ...cards normally take around two weeks to be delivered by mail, although recent demand has lengthened that wait time for some. NDP health critic Uzoma Asagwara said it’s another instance of the Pallister government failing to plan ahead. “And now sixteen months into the pandemic the PCs have created yet...
Doctors Manitoba renewing call to help address surgical backlog caused by pandemic
July 8, 2021
CTV - ...to ensure we have, that we're doing the regular reporting. We'll be a part of that and that will be established moving forward," said Stefanson. Uzoma Asagwara, health critic for the NDP, said frontline workers have been drawing attention to the backlog for months and the PC government has refused to be...
Tories tout nursing plan; critics say it doesn’t make up for cuts
July 8, 2021
Winnipeg Free Press - ...to the impact of such changes on the quality of our program, on our students or on the faculty members who teach them," wrote Thompson. NDP critic Uzoma Asagwara called the announcement underwhelming, citing the government's previous cuts to health care and nursing staff. "It's literally just refilling the...
Province announces more post-secondary nursing seats and help for Manitoba-bound international nursing grads
July 8, 2021
Winnipeg Sun - ...institutions to identify the steps needed to ensure they can increase seat capacity in a sustainable way. In a statement, NDP health critic Uzoma Asagwara said the province is still scrambling to find nurses well over a year into the pandemic. “For years the PCs have disrespected nurses, cutting 75...