Nova Scotia Citizens Health Care Network and Interim Federal Health Program

health care: Monday marked the fourth National Day of Action to protest federal cuts to refugee care, according to The Chronicle Herald. Halifax was one of 18 cities participating with a rally. We believe that everyone, no matter where you come from, what your income is or what you look like should receive health care, said James Hutt, co-ordinator for the Nova Scotia Citizens’ Health Care Network. On April 25, 2012, the federal government announced a series of cutbacks to the Interim Federal Health Program, which provides health insurance for refugees living in Canada. The cuts initially left pregnant women without prenatal care; diabetics were unable to get insulin, said Dr. Since then, doctors and other health-care professionals have rallied in support of refugees because they say cutbacks leave a vulnerable population without access to essential services. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.