Access to healthcare in Europe in times of crisis and rising xenophobia
An overview of the situation of people excluded from healthcare systems
Médecins du monde
Our latest reports present some of the results of comparative data collected in 2012 in 14 cities across seven European countries.
This report covers a sample of 8,412 patients, 19,302 consultations (including 10,968 medical consultations) and 11,921 diagnoses reported by our volunteer health professionals.
In order to capture the context in which this data collection took place, a concise update on the national legislations of these seven countries has been included. We also added to the quantitative data a number of qualitative reports from our field teams on the most important European trends identified by our network.
The crisis has generated austerity measures that have had a deep impact on all social safety nets, including healthcare provision. Groups who were already facing numerous vulnerability factors before the crisis, such as migrants, drug users, destitute European citizens and homeless people, have seen a reduction in or a termination of social safety nets and networks which provide them with basic help. Whilst all levels of the population must cope with increasing poverty, we are witnessing a significant increase in xenophobic actions and declarations against migrants, who have become the scapegoats of a situation which is making them even more vulnerable.
▻http://www.mdm-international.org/IMG/pdf/MdM_Report_access_healthcare_in_times_of_crisis_and_rising_xenoph
▻http://www.mdm-international.org/IMG/pdf/report_2013_access_care_vulnerable_people_14_cities_7_countries.p
▻http://www.mdm-international.org/IMG/pdf/legal_update_full_v06042013.pdf
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