Canadian Doctors For Refugee Care: Severe Pain

Hospital Emergency Room Dept: A woman with fibroids, tumors in the uterus, had her surgery cancelled and frequented a hospital emergency room when she suffered severe pain, according to The Star. These are among dozens of patient cases documented by the Canadian Doctors for Refugee Care across the country, three months after the federal government slashed health-care coverage for refugees awaiting their chance to become landed immigrants and a man experienced chest pain and symptoms of tuberculosis but couldn t get a chest x-ray for his diagnosis. Three young children two requiring immunizations to attend school and one in need of check-up after an aorta operation were turned away from health clinics and unable to see a doctor. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.