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Interim Federal Health Program: Scarborough Academic Family Health Clinic

Paul Caulford Dept: TORONTO - The call came 35 weeks into her pregnancy, right around the time her abdominal cramps began. It was the receptionist from her gynecologist s office saying the government s changes to the Interim Federal Health Program meant her prenatal care was no longer covered, according to Winnipeg Free Press. I asked, What am I supposed to do? ... I got scared, recalled the 27-year-old originally from the Caribbean and dr. Paul Caulford stands for a portrait in his office at the Scarborough Academic Family Health Clinic in Toronto Friday September 28, 2012. While politicians and refugee activists engage in a fierce debate over the issue of health care for refugees, a number of health-care professionals like Caulfield have set up free clinics to help people without health insurance. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent Elkaim That s when Tiffany started to panic. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.