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Media coverage and mentions featuring our team and work supporting refugee and migrant health.
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2015–20262026
8 mentions- MH2C
'We were a normal family … but then everything changed': Refugees recount brutal toll of Sudan's civil war
Jun 2026Read more 
AljazeeraCanada faces calls to rescind planned cuts to refugee healthcare scheme
Jun 2026Read more
Global NewsAdvocates protest Canada’s upcoming cuts to refugee health care
Jun 2026Read more- MH2C
Ottawa urged to rescind medical fees for refugees
Jun 2026Read more 
The Globe and MailScace M and Tait C. Alberta Premier defends fall referendum plans.
February 20, 2026Read
The TyeeCoakley A, Fabreau G and Redditt V. Refugees Deserve Health Care. They Shouldn't Have to Pay.
April 2, 2026.Read
Healthy DebateArticleAlberta can’t rely on immigrant workers while denying them health care
Apr 15, 2026Read
2025
3 mentions
Calgary HeraldFabreau GE, El Shazly, Coakley A. What Does It Mean to Be Albertan in Canada? Lessons from Refugee Resettlement.
June 6, 2025Read
ScienmagHealth and Care Trends in Afghan Refugees in Calgary
October 18, 2025Read
CBC NewsStolte E. Former Eritrean refugees sponsor their own psychologist to fill health-care gap
November 30, 2025Read
2024
8 mentions- UCalgary NewsArticle
UCalgary researchers at forefront of global innovation in refugee health
Jun 20, 2024Read - CBC News
Calgary doctors help refugees connect with key Canadian health services
Jun 26, 2024Read - The Gauntlet
U of C researchers establish digital dashboard to support refugee health care systems
Jul 31, 2024Read - The ConversationArticle
Make Canada stronger by supporting the health of refugees
Sep 18, 2024Read - Alberta Doctors' Digest
Refugee health tool was conceived in Alberta
Oct 2024Read - CBC News
Calgary Refugee Health Clinic could shut down with majority of funding pulled, doctor warns
Oct 25, 2024Read - Global NewsArticle
Calgary refugee health clinic turns to crowdfunding after losing operational funding
Oct 26, 2024Read - City NewsArticle
Calgary Refugee Health Clinic facing closure after $1.6M in funding pulled
Oct 27, 2024Read
2023
7 mentions- CBC NewsArticle
Alberta has seen roughly 10,000 'excess' deaths since 2020, and COVID doesn't explain it all
Feb 2, 2023Read - Calgary Herald
Opinion: Alberta's health priorities are ailing when no room for sick kids
Mar 9, 2023Read - NCCDH
Joint Action for Equity — Community-centred collaboration responds to Cargill outbreak
Apr 2023Read - Alberta College of Family PhysiciansVideo
At the heart of family medicine are the relationships
Jun 2023Read - The Conversation
Healing through witnessing: Documenting the stories of Yazidi refugees in Canada
Jul 19, 2023Read - Healthcare for Humans
Refugee Series LIVE from NARHC — The Power of Stories, Community Voice, and Mutual Support (Ep. 28)
Sep 4, 2023Read - UCalgary NewsArticle
Response to the terrorist attack on Israel and the resulting Israel-Gaza conflict
Oct 31, 2023Read
2022
9 mentions- Global NewsArticle
Potentially growing COVID-19 outbreak at High River Cargill meatpacking plant
Jan 10, 2022Read - Calgary Herald
Calgary sees massive disparity in pediatric vaccine uptake within city
Jan 10, 2022Read - Global News
Calgary sees significant disparity in pediatric COVID-19 vaccine uptake
Jan 12, 2022Read - Calgary JournalArticle
Calgary research program helps refugees after fleeing genocide
Feb 18, 2022Read - Alberta Doctors' Digest
Socioeconomic determinants of health — Racialized Communities
Feb 2022Read - CBC News
Families of immunocompromised Albertans worry risk will rise as masks come off
Mar 1, 2022Read - The StarArticle
The pandemic is not over and the inside of my hospital has the proof
Mar 4, 2022Read - Calgary HeraldArticle
Opinion: Let's hope the response to Ukrainian refugees marks a new era of generosity
Mar 31, 2022Read - Government of AlbertaArticle
Drs. Fabreau and Coakley awarded the 2022 Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee Medal
2022Read
2021
25 mentions- MedScapeArticle
An X-ray Like a Christmas Tree: One Refugee's Mysterious Case
Feb 25, 2021Read - The Globe and Mail
Alberta forms committee to better protect essential workers
Feb 28, 2021Read 
Global NewsPlans underway for COVID-19 vaccination clinic at southern Alberta meat-packing plant
Apr 8, 2021Read more- Calgary HeraldArticle
Northeast councillor Chahal takes aim at COVID vaccine hesitancy
Apr 8, 2021Read - Toronto Star
Canada's first major workplace COVID vaccination clinic could be the model for large employers across Canada
Apr 16, 2021Read 
CBC NewsMeatpacking workers 'systemically ignored,' says doctor as Alberta delays Cargill vaccine clinic
Apr 21, 2021Read more- Global NewsArticle
'That's going to happen here' — Alberta physician says Ontario is sending out distress signals
Apr 23, 2021Read 
Calgary HeraldArticleCargill clinic immunizes 1,638 workers, a 'bright spot of hope' in COVID storm
May 2, 2021Read more- The Globe and MailArticle
Majority of Alberta meat-packing workers have been vaccinated against COVID-19
May 13, 2021Read - Calgary Herald
Opinion: How my childhood lessons from southern Alberta can help us defeat COVID-19
May 15, 2021Read - The Globe and Mail
Alberta advisory panel calls for pop-up clinics in communities with barriers to vaccines
May 17, 2021Read 
CBC NewsArticleAlberta's immunization plan needs to bring vaccine to communities facing barriers, doctors say
May 18, 2021Read more- CBC Radio: Alberta at Noon
Bridging the Vaccine Gap
May 19, 2021Read - CBC News
Alberta could fully open by July, premier says
May 26, 2021Read 
Calgary HeraldArticlePop-up 'vaccine rodeo' aims to combat disparities in northeast Calgary
Jun 2, 2021Read more- Global NewsArticle
Thousands of open COVID-19 vaccine appointments raise questions about Alberta 2nd doses
Jun 9, 2021Read - City NewsArticle
With COVID-19 restrictions disappearing next week, experts express concern over Delta variant
Jun 21, 2021Read - Calgary Herald
It just doesn't make any sense — Doctors blindsided by Alberta plan to end COVID-19 testing, isolation requirements
Jul 29, 2021Read - CBC NewsArticle
Removal of Alberta's remaining COVID-19 protocols sparks outrage among physicians
Jul 30, 2021Read - CBC News
Calgary doctor worried province not doing enough to grapple with surging COVID cases
Oct 2021Read - Canadian Healthcare Network
Making a difference: 10 physicians working to improve healthcare for racialized communities
Oct 15, 2021Read - UCalgary NewsArticle
Community collaboration leads to improved health supports for refugees
Nov 8, 2021Read - CBC NewsArticle
Alberta newcomers could lag behind without more access to pediatric COVID-19 shots, agencies warn
Nov 24, 2021Read - Calgary HeraldArticle
Immigrant workers at Alberta meat plants vulnerable to dangerous conditions, research finds
Nov 25, 2021Read
2020
4 mentions- UCalgary NewsArticle
UCalgary researchers investigate COVID-19 outbreak at Alberta meat processors
Jul 10, 2020Read - Maclean's Magazine
The pandemic has disrupted death and mourning in ways we don't yet understand
Jul 15, 2020Read - The Medical Post
Power of an integrated response in meat-packing plant outbreak
Jul 27, 2020Read - CBC NewsArticle
Race-based data must be collected to help fight COVID-19, advocates say
Aug 12, 2020Read
2019
2 mentions2018
8 mentions- The New York TimesArticle
Canada struggles as it opens its arms to victims of ISIS
Mar 16, 2018Read - UCalgary Medicine Magazine
Supporting traumatized refugees
Oct 19, 2018Read - Avenue Magazine
Top 40 Under 40 2018 — Dr. Rita Watterton
Oct 24, 2018Read - Cumming School of MedicinePDF
Department of Medicine Annual Report 2017–18 — Refugee Health YYC: Healthcare for New Canadians
Nov 2018Read - CBC News
For a Yazidi refugee in Canada, the trauma of ISIS triggers rare, terrifying seizures
Dec 8, 2018Read - PRI's The WorldAudio
Yazidi refugees deal with PTSD — interview with Dr. Annalee Coakley
Dec 5, 2018Read - The Globe and MailArticle
Ottawa urged to reunite Yazidi refugees with their families to help treat rare disorder
Dec 2, 2018Read
2017
1 mention2016
4 mentions- W21C Patient Safety PodcastPodcast
Episode 48 — Health Care for Newly Arrived Refugee Families
Aug 21, 2016Read - Avenue Magazine
Top 40 Under 40 2016 — Dr. Gabriel Fabreau
Oct 2016Read - UCalgary News
Challenges in refugee health: Resettling those who have lost everything
Nov 17, 2016Read - CBC NewsArticle
Syrian refugees in Calgary face end of benefits, tough job market
Dec 13, 2016Read