Haitian burden

[NewsWhore]

According to regional health director Dr. Bolivar Matos, the Dominican government spends an estimated RD$55 million on providing health services for illegal Haitian immigrants in border Elias Pina and San Juan de la Maguana provinces alone. According to Matos, 7,800 illegal residents have received medical treatment in those provinces since January, including surgery, physical examinations, maternity care and emergency interventions. Hoy reports that in the communities of Banica, Hondo Valle, Commendador and San Juan de la Maguana 50% of patients receiving medical care are Haitian nationals.

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