It's hard to believe!
It has been a while since I started workign on a stroy for the Hamiton Spectator over the health issue of Canadian immigrants.
During several interviews and online researches, we came up to an ugly side of the reality in which how new comers to Canada are dealing with their initial health needs.
I first was inspired by a fresh study released by Canadian researchers saying how over the passage of time, immigrants lose their health and become involved with mental and physical deseases.
In the city of Hamilton as one of the immigrant destinations, the family doctors shortage is being a severe issue for immigrants and refugees. Most comunity health centres of the city are challenging with financial problems that causes long long waiting lists.
Only in North Hamilton Helath Cantre, there are 200 people all immigrants on the waitng lists.
When it comes to the type of health problems,you see how mental issue becomes a seriouce among immigrants. Most experts claim that mental problem is number one for the immigrants community; Stress, depression, and anxiety. That's all!
The tough proccess of settlement in the new country crashes the state of their health just like that.
Every one is looking for job to servive. Skilled wokers with professional background come here hopeful, but as soon as they figure out no one is aproving their profisioncy, they end up to do low-level jobs. This is where most problems pops up.
Mostly with mental health issues.
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