Consulates struggle with health care issues
Tagged: latin america, Mexican ConsulatePosted on: November 28th, 2007
With a comprehensive immigration overhaul now perhaps years away, Latin American governments concerned with the well-being of their nationals living in this country are taking on an equally thorny issue: the U.S. health-care system.
In Washington, some foreign consulates are providing eye exams and medical tests in addition to the traditional passport renewals and marriage registrations.
The Salvadoran consulate, which serves the largest immigrant group in the Washington area, began offering “Estaciones de Salud” (Health Stations) two years ago. The Mexican consulate followed suit last year, offering similar health services that it hopes to expand to its 47 consulates throughout the United States by year’s end.”*
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Filed Under: 1. Hispanic News, Health, Politics, Top Stories
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