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Dr. Laszlo Madaras with Mary Englerth

I Worked at the ER Treating COVID-19 Patients, Then My Daughter Got Sick: Frustrations and Unknowns by MCN's Laszlo Madaras

Jun 25, 2020
By: Jannette Nuñez
MCN's Dr. Laszlo Madaras (right) and a colleague wear PPE at their hospital in Pennsylvania. By Laszlo Madaras, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer for the Migrant Clinicians Network My daughter woke…
Clinicians put on PPE to prepare for outreach and testing

COVID-19: Clinicians Ramp Up Testing, Outreach, Contact Tracing, Partnerships to Support Farmworker Health

Jun 24, 2020
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
In Immokalee, Florida, the nation's tomato capital, the coronavirus has taken hold, with almost 1,000 cases recorded since April. Overcrowding in farmworker housing, during transportation to…
Clinicians gather outside wearing PPE

Is COVID-19 Airborne? Q&A with Dr. Chad Roy and Dr. Ed Zuroweste

Jun 17, 2020
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
New Studies on Airborne TransmissionDuring the webinar, Dr. Zuroweste described two recent epidemiological studies that highlight the risks associated with the aerobiology of COVID-19. One research…
A clinician putting on PPE

Guest Blog: New WHO Guidance on Masks for COVID-19 Ignores Findings of its Own Evidence Review Calling for More Protective Measures

Jun 10, 2020
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued new interim guidance on the masks required for health care workers at risk from Covid-19, “Advice on the Use of Masks in the Context of COVID-19."…
Dear Heart

A Tribute to a Patient Who Died of COVID-19

Jun 3, 2020
By: Jannette Nuñez
By Laszlo Madaras, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer for the Migrant Clinicians Network His name, translated from French, was something like “Dear Heart”* I got to know him when I admitted him to our…
Meat processing plant workers

We’re not blaming the elderly. We’re not blaming healthcare workers. So why do we accuse essential workers for being sickened and killed by COVID-19?

May 27, 2020
By: Amy Liebman
By Amy K. Liebman, MPA Director of Environmental and Occupational Health, Migrant Clinicians Network, Salisbury, MD Each day I watch in utter dismay the increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases among…
Health Centers on the Frontlines | Finger Lakes Community Health

Health Centers on the Frontlines: Finger Lakes Community Health on Telehealth

May 11, 2020
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Toward the end of March, as the COVID-19 pandemic began to affect US communities, an expeditious jump to virtual health care transpired at health centers across the country. Finger Lakes Community…
A meat processing plant worker

Position Statement: Racist Rhetoric About Workers Must Stop; Emergency Protections Must Increase

May 8, 2020
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Migrant Clinicians Network is gravely concerned about the implications and repercussions of recent comments about the cultures and personal lives of essential workers in meatpacking plants. The…
A farmworker ties a bandana around her face

Q&A With Dr. Eva Galvez: How Clinicians Can Protect Farmworkers During the COVID-19 Pandemic Through Partnerships and Advocacy

May 6, 2020
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
In Oregon, migrant farmworkers will soon begin to arrive to pick the ripe berries for which Oregon is famous. As “essential workers,” farmworkers have labored in fields and orchards across the US…
Giving Tuesday Now: Witness to Witness

Trauma, Mental Health, and COVID-19: Giving Tuesday Offers Support for Frontline Clinicians

May 5, 2020
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
The last time I ever spoke to my friend Anna, she cried about resigning from her job. Educated at my own alma mater, eventually graduating with a degree in counseling, she had run the gamut of…
Health Centers on the Frontlines | HOPE Clinic Ramps Up Telehealth, Starts Rapid Testing

Health Centers on the Frontlines: HOPE Clinic Ramps Up Telehealth, Starts Rapid Testing

May 4, 2020
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
In Houston, Texas, HOPE Clinic is living up to its name. The large urban community health center rapidly ramped up its telehealth services as the COVID-19 pandemic struck, and now almost 20 percent…
An asylum seeker walks along the border

Take Action: Rescind Order to Halt Asylum Processes

Apr 30, 2020
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
This week, Migrant Clinicians Network joined Doctors for America, Refugee Health Alliance, and Human Impact Partners to demand that Robert R. Redfield, MD, the Director of Centers for Disease…
A construction worker wearing protective equipment

Next Steps: Keeping Essential Workers Essential, After the Pandemic

Apr 27, 2020
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Photo: (c) www.earldotter.com For perhaps the first time in American history, farmworkers have been recognized as essential. While their manual labor has been the backbone of our agricultural…
Rep. Jim McGovern visits the Ursula Detention Center

Position Statement: Immigration Policies Must Shift During COVID-19 Pandemic

Apr 23, 2020
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Representative Jim McGovern visits the Ursula Detention Center in McAllen, TX.Migrant Clinicians Network calls on immigration authorities to rescind dangerous immigration policies that put refugees…
A worker on a processing line at a poultry plant

Worker Safety is Safety for All of Us

Apr 21, 2020
By: Amy Liebman
Photo by Earl Dotter By Amy K. Liebman, Director of Environmental and Occupational Health, Migrant Clinicians Network “There are mountains beyond mountains. The struggle continues.” Citing the…
Health Centers on the Frontlines

Health Centers on the Frontlines: Mary's Center on Virtual Enabling Services, Internal Communication, and Finances during COVID-19

Apr 16, 2020
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
At Mary’s Center, a large Washington, DC and Maryland-based community health center with five clinical sites, two senior service centers, and 23 school-based mental health sites in partnership…
Farmworkers harvesting blueberries

Now Available in Spanish: Farmworkers & COVID-19 FAQ

Apr 1, 2020
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Migrant Clinicians Network’s webinars last week, offered in English and Spanish, presented a wealth of information: What is COVID-19 and how does it spread? How do clinicians support farmworkers and…
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Farmworkers and COVID-19: FAQ

Mar 26, 2020
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Migrant Clinicians Network has been hard at work fielding clinician requests for guidance as the COVID-19 pandemic, and the anxiety it produces, stretch into even very rural communities. To reduce…
A model of human lungs

Coronavirus? Or TB? An Effective Public Health Approach Would Address Both

Mar 24, 2020
By: Edward Zuroweste
By Ed Zuroweste, MD, Founding Medical Director, and Laszlo Madaras, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer You’ve heard about the symptoms before. It can at first seem like the flu -- fever, night sweats…
Older woman looking at the camera

COVID-19 Resources to Share, Plus Solidarity with our Clinical Network

Mar 16, 2020
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
The fast-paced coronavirus has overwhelmed clinics and health centers around the country -- but not only as a result of the increase in patient visits. Clinicians everywhere are feeling inundated…
Older woman looking at the camera

COVID-19 Widens Health System Inequities, Threatening to Leave Migrants and Immigrants Behind: MCN Analysis and Resources

Mar 12, 2020
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
The spread of COVID-19 has dominated the headlines, but what does the virus mean for our most vulnerable populations? Migrants, asylum seekers, and immigrants already hit numerous barriers to get…
CBP officer lets detainees out of holding area.

Is Medical Protocol at Border Patrol Facilities Sufficient?

Sep 10, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Who is responsible for the health and wellbeing of refugee-seeking families in detention at the US-Mexico border? At least three children have died of influenza while in Customs and Border…
Dr. Laszlo Madaras at UN

Dr. Madaras at the UN: TB Can Be Controlled through Universal Health Coverage

May 14, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
At the end of April, MCN’s Chief Medical Officer Laszlo Madaras, MD, MPH headed to the United Nations in New York City for a multi-stakeholder hearing on universal health coverage, ahead of a UN…
Graphic stating only one in four people had access to MDR-TB Treatment

Tuberculosis: Migration Doesn’t Have to Be a Barrier

Mar 25, 2019
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Don't work for recognition, but do work worthy of recognition. - H. Jackson Brown, Jr. Tuberculosis is curable, easy to diagnose, and easy to prevent. Despite these simple facts, 1.3 million…
Pregnant woman stands holding her stomach

A Pregnancy and A New HIV Diagnosis: Case Study from Clinician Consultation Center

Mar 8, 2019
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
By Carolyn Chu, MD, MSc, Clinical Director of the Clinician Consultation Center An obstetrician working with a local health department called the national Perinatal HIV Hotline about a 29-year-…
hotel housekeeper

A Hotel Housekeeper, A Needle Stick, A Hepatitis C Diagnosis: Case Study from the Clinician Consultation Center

Feb 7, 2019
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
By Carolyn Chu, MD, MSc, Clinical Director of the Clinician Consultation Center A provider called the PEPline to discuss baseline testing results regarding a 58-year-old woman who works in…