Welcome to Refugee Health - Vancouver

Refugee Health Vancouver is a practical resource to support clinicians who provide care to refugees in British Columbia.

Need a patient handout on diabetes in Farsi? Looking for a Spanish-speaking dentist in Vancouver who offers reduced fees? Not sure what convention refugees are, why they would flee Myanmar, or how you can bill to care for them? This site pulls together the answers for you.

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About Us

The Refugee Health Vancouver website is owned and operated by Martina Scholtens, MD CCFP. Previously, the website received funding from the sponsors below. The site is seeking a current sponsor. Please contact me if you are able to help. 

Sponsorship

Refugee Health Vancouver gratefully acknowledges past support by the following:

  • BC Refugee Readiness Fund is part of the WelcomeBC umbrella of services, made possible through funding from the Province of British Columbia.
  • Refugee Health Vancouver previously received operating support from Vancouver Coastal Health.


     
  • This project was made possible in part by funding provided through the Frontline Health program, a corporate citizenship initiative of AstraZeneca Canada.

     
  • This project was made possible in part by funding provided the BC College of Family Physicians.