Health of thousands of migrants at Chicago police stations is in the hands of volunteer Mobile Migrant Health Team – Chicago Sun-Times

Voluntarios médicos y estudiantes hablan con Katy Pernett Pérez sobre el estado de salud de su hijo Josué Miguel en un campamento de solicitantes de asilo frente una comisaría de la policía.The team got started in early May with just a few medical school students and doctors and has grown to about 200 volunteers. It’s the primary source of care for those staying temporarily at police stations, and leaders estimates the group has spent $15,000 on medications. “It’s a lot of resources being given out of the goodness of people’s hearts and with poor support from the city,” one volunteer doctor said.

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