Author: Somaya Iqubal
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Public Health Is Political. Working Across India, Cambodia and Canada Taught Me What That Actually Means.
Not party politics. The quieter politics of what gets funded, who gets heard, which evidence gets acted on, and what health systems are realistically able to implement. When I first started working in public health, I probably thought about it much more technically than I do now. There was a health problem. We collected data.…
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Everyone Has an Opinion on Canadian Health Care but Rarely Talk About Solutions.
What waiting, prevention, primary care and shared responsibility can teach us about a health system under pressure Like many people in Canada, I have experienced the peculiar anxiety of waiting for health care. You notice something in your body. You wait to see your family doctor. Perhaps you are referred to a specialist. Then you…
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Understanding How Canada’s Public Health Care System Works
It is called a national health care system. But Canada does not actually have one single national health service. If you are new to Canada, the health care system can seem surprisingly difficult to understand. You hear that Canada has “universal health care.” You receive a provincial health card. You can see a doctor or…
