Healthcare
Essential information on health insurance requirements for visas, accessing medical services abroad, and healthcare systems in different countries.
Severe Dengue Fever Outbreak Hits Asylum Seekers on Nauru
Dengue fever is rapidly spreading among about 93 asylum seekers detained on Nauru, exposing health dangers. Australian offshore detention policy, widely criticized by the UN, remains in place. Advocates demand…
Bulgaria Mandates Health Insurance for Single Work and Residence Permit Holders
Bulgaria’s new rule requires all Single Work and Residence Permit holders to have public health insurance starting July…
ICE Gains Access to Medicaid Data of 79 Million Enrollees Amid Lawsuit
ICE’s access to Medicaid data for immigration enforcement threatens privacy and health for 79 million people. Eighteen states…
Tougher Immigration Rules Strain U.S. Hospital Hiring Pipeline
Tougher immigration rules remove protections for hospitals, enabling ICE enforcement inside facilities and threatening over 350,000 immigrant healthcare…
Why Washington D.C. Is Failing to Address Immigration in Physician Shortage
The US physician shortage jeopardizes rural healthcare. The Doctors in Our Borders Act would raise Conrad 30 waivers…
Mental Health Neglect in India’s Aviation Industry: Failing Its Crew
After the fatal Air India Flight AI-171 crash in June 2025, India’s aviation industry faces a mental health…
ICE Detains Tunisian Man in Downtown LA Without Proper Medical Care
Since July 13, 2025, Rami Othmane remains detained by ICE in downtown Los Angeles with poor medical care…
Texas Girl’s Medical Recovery Stalled After Parents’ Deportation
Sara Hernandez Garcia, a U.S. citizen with a brain tumor, was deported with her family in February 2025.…
Research Reveals Immigration Status as Death Sentence in Health Crises
Undocumented immigrants experienced sharp death rate rises during COVID-19. The 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act boosts immigration…
Canada Invites 4,000 Healthcare and Social Services Workers for PR
Canada’s July 2025 Express Entry draw invited 4,000 healthcare and social workers with a lower CRS threshold of…