As the world struggles against the rapid spread of the Zika virus, the Canadian government is opening its wallet to shell out
Raquel Velásquez’s objective on her visit to a clinic was to have a prenatal check-up. Instead, the medical practitioner asked her if
A fourth-year university student in Vancouver, B.C. is asking residents to get to know their neighbours. Zakir Jamal Suleman, 22, launched The
There has been an increased demand for midwifery in Canada over the past decade, with now over 1,300 midwives registered in Canada,
Canadian party leaders have all pledged to resettle thousands (if not tens of thousands) of Syrian refugees over the next few years,
One outreach worker is creating a bilingual volunteer program because there’s not enough support for Chinese seniors, especially those in Vancouver’s Chinatown.
There is an ever present bias in the historical theories of racialized people being more susceptible to disease, and these theories have
When Fulera Dikki came to Canada last September, she was anticipating the worst about what the cold would feel like – even
When Jasmine, a young engineer from Iran, arrived in Toronto, she immediately applied for the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP). She knew
“Racism and racial health inequities are a hidden and serious concern with detrimental consequences for all people in Canada.” This is the