About MH2C
We are a collective of healthcare professionals, community organizations, and volunteers dedicated to improving health outcomes for refugees and migrants in Calgary.
“Nothing About Us, Without Us.”
We place migrants, refugees, and the service providers who work alongside them at the centre of every study, program, and policy we pursue.
From a protest outside a clinic to a national health collective.
- 2012
A protest, and a beginning
Founders Dr. Annalee Coakley and Dr. Gabriel Fabreau help organize a protest against federal cuts to the Interim Federal Health Program — cuts that stripped healthcare coverage from many refugees in Canada.
- 2014
A clinic partnership
A formal partnership is established at a Calgary refugee health clinic, grounding the work in direct community care.
- 2016
Refugee Health YYC
Refugee Health YYC is formally established at the University of Calgary's O'Brien Institute for Public Health.
- 2024
MH2C
The organization is renamed the Migration Humanitarian Health Collective — reflecting an expanding scope across research, education, innovation, and policy, and the co-chairship of the North American regional hub of Lancet Migration.
Healthcare systems that work for everyone — especially newcomers to Canada.
Equitable
Equal access to care, regardless of immigration status, language, or origin.
Evidence-based
Grounded in current medical research and clinical best practice.
Responsive
Adapted to the people we serve, shaped by their lived experience.
Four interconnected areas of work.
Research
Community-engaged studies on refugee and migrant health across Canada.
Education
Clinical guidelines, health literacy, and health-system navigation for newcomers and providers.
Innovation
Digital health platforms, community programs, and new models of care.
Policy
Partnerships, publications, and advocacy shaping migrant health policy.
Get Involved
Join us in supporting refugee and migrant health in Calgary. Volunteer, contribute resources, or partner with us.