The North American Refugee Health Conferenece (NARHC) was founded by Dr. Anna Banerji in 2009 as the Canadian Refugee Health Conference; in 2012, the name changed to NARHC.
| UPDATE: The full schedule is now available. Several Alliance members and partners are represented, including Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services and researchers from the REAC! project. |
NAHRC is the longest standing and only Canadian-based refugee meeting with global perspectives to promote the best outcomes in refugee populations through research, education and advocacy. The conference includes a broad range of topics from pre-migration risk to flight, time in refugee camps, and settlement/resettlement, and covers many aspects of refugee health, including social determinants of health.
Topics range from mental health, settlement issues, infectious and chronic disease, interpretation, racism, detention, climate change, women’s health, human rights, and more. We anticipate about 500 or more attendees from Canada and Globally.
Some of this year's keynote speakers:
- Payam Akhavan, International Criminal Court, Human Rights
- Dr. Rageshri Dhaiyawan HIV specialist, London, England, on racism in the healthcare
- Dr. Barri Phatafod, Doctors for Refugees, Sydney Australia, Detention
- Dr. Paul Caulford, Toronto, the health needs of the uninsured
- Umashanie Reddy and Fairiborz Birjandian, lessons from the Afghan resettlement program
- Gabriel Schriver on LGBTIQ+ policies from IOM
- Dr. Poonam Dhavan, Director, Migration Health Division IOM
- Francesca Albanese, United Nations Special Rapporteur in occupied Palestinian
- Dr. Rachel Kronick, Montreal, the mental health of children
- Dr. Micael Ryan, ED WHO's Health Emergencies Programme (TBC)
- Dr. Allan Maina, UNHCR, Chief of Public Health (TBC)
In addition to other speakers, NAHRC 2025 will include workshops and oral abstracts profiling the important refugee health issues in Canada and globally. There will also be ample time for for discussion and opportunities for those who work in the health and settlement sectors to network, learn from one another, discuss barriers and possible solutions, learn new skills and develop guidelines in refugee health. The preliminary program can be found here.
One-day early bird prices range from $260 for Residents, Fellows, and people working in the Settlement Sector, to $399.00 for the general public. Full-conference early bird prices range from $650 for Residents, Fellows, and people working in the Settlement Sector, to $935 for the general public. Prices go up starting August 1. See full rate details here.