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MIKE DEAL / FREE PRESS Health, Seniors and Long-Term Care Minister Uzoma Asagwara arrives for at a media event announceming that a record number of Manitobans donated and received kidneys last year, showing there is an increased awareness of the province’s organ donor registry and an improved level of care offered at Health Sciences Centre’s (HSC) Transplant Wellness Centre. Other speakers at the event were Jonathon Lyon, president and CEO, Health Sciences Centre Foundation, Dr. Julie Ho, medical director, Adult Kidney Transplant Program, Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg, and Dr. Owen Mooney, medical director, Gift of Life Program. 240422 - Monday, April 22, 2024.