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MEPs join NGOs in urging Member States to tackle health inequalities in access to health care for undocumented children and women. Press release

Document number
2604
Date
2010
Title
MEPs join NGOs in urging Member States to tackle health inequalities in access to health care for undocumented children and women. Press release
Author/publisher
PICUM, EWL, EAPN, Médecins du Monde and HUMA network
Availability
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Document type(s)
Media/News, Meeting Documentation/Conference Reports,
Keywords
Prevention, Awareness Raising, Media, Information Campaigns, Empowerment, Advocacy, Civil society, NGO, Human Rights approach, Activism, Education, Training;
Summary
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from across the political spectrum were recently confronted with evidence of substantial inequalities in access to healthcare across the EU. A Public Hearing held on 8 December in Brussels highlighted how undocumented migrants - especially undocumented pregnant women and children - are threatened by both legislative and practical barriers when trying to access healthcare. MEPs joined Médecins du Monde, the HUMA network, the Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM), the European Women's Lobby (EWL) and the European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) to call on European and national decision-makers to take action to protect the rights and health of these vulnerable groups, ensuring equitable access to healthcare for all, solidarity and the reduction of health inequalities, and implementing concrete policies with no discrimination linked to administrative status or financial resources.
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