Edmonton s Multicultural Health Brokers Co-Op is raising money to get more smartphones to immigrant and refugee seniors who know little English, have limited financial resources and often don t qualify for benefits.
Edmonton s Multicultural Health Brokers Co-Op is raising money to get more smartphones to immigrant and refugee seniors who know little English, have limited financial resources and often don t qualify for benefits.
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Even if 65-year-old Amy gets COVID-19 and survives, she’s worried a hospital stay could ruin her life.
Like many seniors, she has spent nearly all of the pandemic at home where she’s safe from the disease. But if she gets sick, she doesn’t have health coverage –- she’s in Canada on an expired visa and has been waiting two years for it to be renewed.
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