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Celebrating a Year of Health and Community: Austin VdS by the Numbers

Celebrating a Year of Health and Community: Austin VdS by the Numbers

Jan 11, 2024
By: Jannette Nuñez
From vaccination clinics to specialized health screenings and educational sessions, the Ventanilla de Salud (VdS) in Austin, Texas has made a lasting impact on the well-being of the community.…
Unveiling Voices: Latinas Share Research Impacts at the Annual Women's Health Conference

Unveiling Voices: Latinas Share Research Impacts at the Annual Women's Health Conference

Jan 3, 2024
By: Parker Aguilera
Amidst the vibrancy of Migrant Clinicians Network's 8th Annual Women's Health Conference, I had the opportunity to sit down at a conference room table in a quiet part of the conference with 10…
Ana Needs Prenatal Care. Your Contributions Help Connect Her to Care.

Ana Needs Prenatal Care. Your Contributions Help Connect Her to Care.

Dec 13, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Meet Ana,* who recently asked for asylum at the US-Mexico border. She was very far along in her pregnancy, had had minimal prenatal care, and was moving from an immigration shelter at the border to…
The 8th Annual Women's Conference: A Safe Space to Learn, Share Experiences, and Build Relationships

The 8th Annual Women's Conference: A Safe Space to Learn, Share Experiences, and Build Relationships

Nov 9, 2023
By: Jannette Nuñez
For eight years, the Ventanilla de Salud Austin’s commitment to hosting the Annual Women's Conference has remained strong--whether in person or online, as we did during the pandemic. This year,…
Health Network Associate Brenda Ramirez: Sharing Stories from a Migrant Shelter

Health Network Associate Brenda Ramirez: Sharing Stories from a Migrant Shelter

Aug 31, 2023
By: Robert Kinnaird
Brenda is a diligent individual who truly enjoys her work. She consistently strives to give her best effort and is both nurturing and dependable. Brenda has been a valuable resource, helping me…
A Glimpse at Pregnancy at the Border, An Invitation to a Benefit Concert

A Glimpse at Pregnancy at the Border, An Invitation to a Benefit Concert

Jul 13, 2023
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
After being released from detention, pregnant asylum seekers arrive at shelters across the US-Mexico border. Many have had no prenatal care at all – even those just weeks from giving birth. “…
Anna and Annie, the Nurse Midwives, Greet Pregnant Asylum Seekers with Empathy and Care

Anna and Annie, the Nurse Midwives, Greet Pregnant Asylum Seekers with Empathy and Care

May 4, 2023
By: Robert Kinnaird
Annie Leone, CNM, welcomes new arrivals at the center. “Midwives have always been on the forefront of justice for women and reproductive justice. Our profession is at the forefront of this. This…
¡Wepa!: Shining the Spotlight on MCN Staff Superstars for International Women's Day

¡Wepa!: Shining the Spotlight on MCN Staff Superstars for International Women's Day

Mar 8, 2023
By: Ashley-Michelle Papon
¡Wepa! The virtual halls of MCN are ringing with the celebratory word, common in Puerto Rico, and regularly used here at MCN to celebrate our accomplishments. With today being International Women's…
Despite Legal Status, Pregnant Asylum Seekers Can’t Get Prenatal Care in our Overextended Health System

Despite Legal Status, Pregnant Asylum Seekers Can’t Get Prenatal Care in our Overextended Health System

Nov 15, 2022
By: Deliana Garcia
In late October, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report detailing dangerous gaps in rural U.S. obstetric care: over half of rural counties do not have a hospital…
Free Services at Ventanilla de Salud Offices Support Binational Health

Free Services at Ventanilla de Salud Offices Support Binational Health

Oct 27, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Across the United States, the Ventanillas de Salud (VdS) offices within the Mexican Consulates have been celebrating Binational Health Month, one of the largest mobilization efforts in the US to…
Candace Kugel: Celebrating A Migrant Clinician’s Retirement from MCN

Candace Kugel: Celebrating A Migrant Clinician’s Retirement from MCN

Oct 25, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
From villages in the mountains of Honduras to the apple-picking region of Pennsylvania to the halls of Migrant Clinicians Network’s main office in Austin, Texas, Candace Kugel, FNP, CNM, MS has…
MCN White Paper: Pregnant Asylum Seekers Struggle to Access Prenatal Care

MCN White Paper: Pregnant Asylum Seekers Struggle to Access Prenatal Care

Oct 18, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Today, Migrant Clinicians Network released a new white paper, “Failures of US Health Care System for Pregnant Asylum Seekers.” This nine-page report outlines how pregnant asylum seekers who have…
Charlas entre mujeres: Building Connection, Conveying Trusted Health Information to Latinas

Charlas entre mujeres: Building Connection, Conveying Trusted Health Information to Latinas

Aug 12, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Thousands of Mexican nationals living in the United States head to their local Mexican Consulate for administrative support every year. Taking advantage of this, the Mexican government has…
A Tour of a Detention Center, A Taste of My Own Freedom and Privilege

A Tour of a Detention Center, A Taste of My Own Freedom and Privilege

Jun 27, 2022
By: Karen Mountain
( People in line at the processing facility in Donna, Texas) It’s 8:30 AM on June 10th in flat, brown Laredo, Texas. It’s already hot and headed toward scorching as 20 of us lined and masked up in…
Supreme Court Abortion Decision Violates Women’s Fundamental Health Rights and Increases Inequities

Supreme Court Abortion Decision Violates Women’s Fundamental Health Rights and Increases Inequities

Jun 24, 2022
By: MCN Admin
Today’s Supreme Court decision Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization will restrict women’s access to abortion, a procedure that the United Nations Human Rights Committee recognizes as a…
Midwife Annie checks on a mother's health

Annie Leone, CNM: A Dedication to Pregnant Asylum Seekers at the Border

Mar 21, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Annie Leone, CNM, provides a check-up to a pregnant asylum seeker. A pregnant asylum seeker, recently released from detention, is due any day but has been separated from her partner, who was…
Attendees at the Photovoice Exhibit

Women’s Voices Matter. MCN’s Photovoice Project Is Dedicated to Them.

Mar 8, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Today is International Women's Day. Across the world, numerous countries will recognize the contributions of women across cultural, economic, political, and social spheres. The roots of this…
Building Access for Vaccines, Mental Health Needs, Health Education at Austin’s Ventanilla de Salud

Building Access for Vaccines, Mental Health Needs, Health Education at Austin’s Ventanilla de Salud

Jan 18, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
In December, Roxana Pineda, MPH, Ventanilla de Salud (VdS) Coordinator and Health Network Associate for Migrant Clinicians Network, was getting ready to open yet another weekly vaccination event at…
Partner Spotlight: Campesinos Sin Fronteras

Partner Spotlight: Campesinos Sin Fronteras

Jan 4, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
For over a decade, Campesinos Sin Fronteras (CSF) has worked tirelessly to launch a bilingual radio station serving the border populations of Yuma County, Arizona, and the Northwestern corner of…
A mother holding her infant

Pregnant Asylum Seekers Deserve Better, with Pinky Garcia

Dec 8, 2021
By: jsanne
At Health Network, we help hundreds of pregnant asylum seekers every year. Their health needs are often complicated, and getting care for them is frequently very difficult because they are so…
Should a Pregnant Patient Get Vaccinated? What about a Six-Year-Old? MCN’s Newest COVID-19 Resources Help Explain

Should a Pregnant Patient Get Vaccinated? What about a Six-Year-Old? MCN’s Newest COVID-19 Resources Help Explain

Dec 7, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Why should my six-year-old get vaccinated, if he's unlikely to get very ill with COVID-19? I don't want to get a new vaccine while I'm pregnant because I'm concerned for my baby. Why should I get…
A pregnant woman next to a sunrise

Pregnant? Get Vaccinated Immediately, Says the CDC with New Data in Hand

Oct 6, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Last week, three pregnant women with severe COVID checked into a rural hospital in Pennsylvania. Two required intubation and ventilation, and then were quickly transferred to the ICU. These patients…
Sister Zuly, Sister Antonia, and Sister Ana, three participants in Tu voz importa, received their cameras during the first workshop this week.

Tu voz importa: New Photovoice Project Equips Migrants with Cameras to Share Their Stories

Jun 17, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Sister Zuly, Sister Antonia, and Sister Ana, three participants in Tu voz importa, received their cameras during the first workshop this week. This week, 29 participants gathered for a beginner’s…
A photo of a woman in a face mask

A Deep Dive into COVID-19’s Unequal Impact on Women

Jun 10, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
By Kaethe Weingarten, PhD, Director of Witness to Witness We have all read that the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been more negative for women’s daily lives than for men’s. But it turns out…
Outreach workers speak with residents of community

Puerto Rico Gender-Based Violence Requires Sustained Attention and Practical and Accessible Resources

Jun 2, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
In the last few years, Puerto Rico has seen a significant spike in gender-based violence that has not been sufficiently addressed. Gender-based violence1 was already a growing concern before…
Midwife and new mother looking at infant

Health Network for Babies, Children, and Mothers

May 6, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Maria* was 36 weeks pregnant when she arrived at the immigrant shelter in McAllen, Texas, where the US-Mexico border is defined by the Rio Grande. Like so many fleeing violence, that is…