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…
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Family Not the Best Interpreter of Maladies
Language barriers can have a negative impact not only on initial access to health services, but also on the quality of health care and treatment…
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As a signatory of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Canada acknowledges the right to adequate health care for all. However, uninsured individuals living in…
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When Jasmine, a young engineer from Iran, arrived in Toronto, she immediately applied for the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP). She knew she had to…
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