child health /newsroom/taxonomy/term/8400/all en Expert: Proposed extension of RAMQ to undocumented children criticized /newsroom/channels/news/expert-proposed-extension-ramq-undocumented-children-criticized-330416 <p>Bill 83, which aims to extend Quebec health insurance coverage (RAMQ) to children born here to migrant parents who have a precarious status, does not pass the test, according to several organizations that care for the rights of young children. According to Doctors of the World Canada, which runs a clinic for migrants in this category, Bill 83, which was introduced by the Minister of Health, creates new and unnecessary administrative procedures along with obstacles that stand in the way of it achieving the desired objectives.</p> Wed, 14 Apr 2021 21:00:06 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 259848 at /newsroom Frank Elgar /newsroom/frank-elgar Wed, 23 Dec 2020 17:20:29 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 254345 at /newsroom Impact of minimum wage on child health varies /newsroom/channels/news/impact-minimum-wage-child-health-varies-261025 <p><a href="/newsroom"><em><strong>黑料不打烊 Newsroom</strong></em></a></p> <p><em>Study of low-, middle-income countries shows increase in minimum wage not always linked to better health</em></p> <p>Raising the minimum wage in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) does not necessarily lead to better health for young children, according to a new study by 黑料不打烊 University researchers.</p> Fri, 27 May 2016 14:07:10 +0000 nima.adibpour@mail.mcgill.ca 25892 at /newsroom