L'impact des coupures au Programme f茅d茅ral de sant茅 int茅rimaire sur les r茅fugi茅s
Un d茅jeuner-causerie de Chaire Oppenheimer en droit public international () avec , 听psychologue, juriste et chercheure sur les droits des r茅fugi茅s. Tous et chacun sont invit茅s... et n'oubliez pas d'apporter votre casse-cro没te!
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(en anglais seulement) The federal government has recently made major cuts to the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP). Previously, the IFHP provided the equivalent of provincial health insurance for all resettled refugees and asylum seekers, as well as coverage of medication and certain other benefits similar to those provided under provincial social assistance plans. Effective June 30, 2012, the IFHP no longer covers the cost of medication for asylum seekers except for contagious diseases or other conditions affecting public health or safety. For example, the cost of chemotherapy drugs is not covered, nor insulin, nor most other medications. The situation will be even worse for asylum seekers from certain countries designated as 鈥榮afe鈥� by the government, who will have no coverage for medical care, even for emergencies, unless their condition is a threat to others. For this latter group, there will be no coverage of medical care during childbirth, for example, or for life-threatening conditions such as heart attack or head injuries. The IFHP cuts jeopardize the health of some of the most vulnerable members of our society, and shift costs to provincial governments without any savings for the taxpayer.
脌 propos de la conf茅renci猫re
Janet Cleveland m猫ne actuellement une 茅tude sur l鈥檌mpact de la d茅tention sur l鈥櫭﹖at psychologique des demandeurs d鈥檃sile et l鈥檌mportance de recourir 脿 des alternatives 脿 la d茅tention. Depuis 2003, elle 茅tudie divers aspects des politiques canadiennes 脿 l鈥櫭ゞard des r茅fugi茅s, notamment l鈥櫭﹙aluation de la cr茅dibilit茅 lors des proc茅dures de d茅termination du statut de r茅fugi茅 et les politiques face aux demandeurs d鈥檃sile psychologiquement vuln茅rables.
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