The Metro: The untold challenges accessing health care for women in one immigrant community
WDET reporter Nargis Rahman’s intimate understanding of challenges in the Bangladeshi American community in metro Detroit helped her to report this four-part series.
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Accessing health care in the U.S. hinges on many factors — and even people who are well-resourced and have insurance often find the American medical system a sticky web to navigate.
Now, imagine you lack mastery of the English language, that you come from a culture where your customs don’t align with many American ones, and you’re having trouble making ends meet.
These are some of the additional roadblocks that immigrants in the U.S. face when they’re trying to access health care.
WDET reporter Nargis Rahman puts some of these dilemmas into sharper focus with new four-part series, Shustho, exploring how Bangladeshi women are trying to access health care in metro Detroit and what barriers stand in their way.
What she found speaks to broader issues with health care access that many people in immigrant and underserved communities face.
She joined The Metro to discuss her reporting, including the genesis of the series, which stems from her cultural fluency as a Bangladeshi American living in metro Detroit.
Use the media player above to hear the full conversation.
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