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Health Care and Canadian Doctors Refugee Care

Prime Minister Harper: This is a catch-all ASF view; only displays when an unsupported article type is put in an ASF drop zone Multimedia Refugee claimants struggling to find health care after cuts U2 performed in concert in Montreal over the weekend, and Bono took a side trip to Ottawa to talk with Mr, according to Globe and Mail. Harper about international aid for maternal and child care – an issue the Prime Minister has said is close to his heart and for which the Canadian government has pledged $3.5-billion over five years. In an open letter to the U2 front man and anti-poverty activist, who met privately on Monday with the Prime Minister and opposition leaders, three co-founders of the group Canadian Doctors for Refugee Care say many refugees are going without necessary care as a result of the government three-year-old decision to remove their health benefits. At the time of your meeting with Prime Minister Harper to discuss maternal and child health care in developing countries, the CDRC will be holding its fourth national day of action with events in 20 cities calling on the Prime Minister to restore health services to pregnant women and children refugees in this country, the doctors wrote. Bono did not stop to talk with reporters when his closed-door talks with the politicians ended, so it is not known how he responded to the request. We respectfully encourage you to raise these issues in your meeting with Prime Minister Harper. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.