In this fourth and last part of his “Spotlight on Brampton series,” LJI reporter Mansoor Tanweer examines how the city’s insufficient health-care infrastructure and the car-centric urban design are making Brampton’s immigrant population even more vulnerable.
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Over the last six months, my brother was an out-patient in the emergency rooms of Brampton hospitals. Additionally, a few family members also had to go to different hospitals in Toronto and Mississauga. I have…
View More No Cure Yet for Ontario’s Hallway Medicine ProblemLanguage barriers can have a negative impact not only on initial access to health services, but also on the quality of health care and treatment outcomes. In Canada, three main groups of patients can face…
View More Family Not the Best Interpreter of MaladiesAs a signatory of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Canada acknowledges the right to adequate health care for all. However, uninsured individuals living in Canada still face barriers that limit their access to appropriate…
View More Health-care Options for the UninsuredWhen Jasmine, a young engineer from Iran, arrived in Toronto, she immediately applied for the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP). She knew she had to wait three months to receive her health card, but since…
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