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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Medical Guidelines

Pediatrics

Caring for Kids New to Canada - A Canadian Paediatric Society guide for health professionals working with immigrant and refugee children, youth and families

WHO growth charts adapted for Canada.

(May 9, 2013)
Reviewed/updated by Martina Scholtens MD (September 29, 2015)