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North American Refugee Health Conference 2019

We are very excited about the upcoming 2019 North American Refugee Health Conference (NARHC) being held in Toronto!  The NARHC is the largest refugee health conference of its kind globally and it offers access to recent research and best practices in refugee health. The 2019 conference will be held in Toronto from June 14-16. Themes […]

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Physicians call for a dedicated homelessness levy in the 2019 Toronto Budget

Toronto physicians Drs. Gary Bloch, Vickie Stergiopoulos, and Stephen Hwang led a campaign to introduce a homelessness levy into the 2019 City of Toronto budget released on March 7th, 2019. For only an average of $5 per household in Toronto, $50 million could be generated to address the homelessness crisis in Toronto. Check the link […]

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HPAP Deputation at Toronto Mayor’s Executive Meeting

HPAP member Dr. Keith Johnstone was one of many deputants at Toronto City Hall on January 23rd for the Mayor’s Executive Meeting. Advocates were raising awareness of the shelter crisis currently unfolding in Toronto and reiterating the need to declare the crisis a state of emergency. In addition deputants discussed the shortcomings of the city’s […]