Global Health News

Date: June 15, 2015 @ 12 pm
Location: Sir Charles Tupper Courtyard (exterior space)
 

Health care workers and students in Halifax are responding to the federal government’s failure to listen to their concerns over cuts to the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) by organizing a forth national day of action. Physicians, nurses, community health workers and many others from a number of different professional health disciplines will be participating in demonstrations in cities from coast to coast on Monday, June 15^th. The health care workers cite a failed policy that has resulted in refugees being denied important public health care services while sowing confusion within the health care system. Canadian Doctors for Refugee Care are using the forth national day of action to pledge to continue their campaign to restore the refugee health care cuts through to the next federal election in October, 2015.

Who:  Physicians, nurses, community health workers, students and many others

What:  A National Day of Action to protest the upcoming two year anniversary of federal cuts to refugee health care services

When:   Noon, Monday, June 15^th, 2015

Where:   Courtyard in front the Tupper Medical building, 5850 College Street

Why: The protests are a response to the reckless IFHP cuts that have resulted in refugees being denied important public health care services while sowing confusion within the health system