On Thursday, May 14, Tanya Smith was featured in a Winnipeg Free Press article discussing the effectiveness of condoms as a form of preventive healthcare. The article highlights a group of University of Manitoba students advocating for the Manitoba government to fund free condoms in pharmacies across the province. This initiative comes in response to the HIV state of emergency that was officially declared earlier that week.
Tanya, who serves as the Administrative Assistant in SERC’s Winnipeg office, oversees the packing of safer sex supply orders for events and community groups. She was consulted in the article and offered information about SERC’s Safer Sex Supply Distribution Program.