Migrants in an irregular situation: access to healthcare in 10 European Union Member States
- Document number
- 2832
- Date
- 2011
- Title
- Migrants in an irregular situation: access to healthcare in 10 European Union Member States
- Author/publisher
- The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
- Availability
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- Document type(s)
- Media/News,
- Keywords
- Irregular Migration, Migration policy, Asylum, Root causes, Residency, Regularisation, Labour migration, Migrants rights, Protection, Push factors, Pull factors, Sending/Receiving countries,
- Summary
- This report looks at the law and practice concerning access to healthcare for migrants in an irregular situation in 10 EU Member States, namely Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland , Italy, Poland, Spain and Sweden. The report also looks at four specific issues — namely maternal healthcare, child healthcare, in particular immunisations, mental health care and care for chronic diseases — providing an overview for the 10 EU Member States covered. The situation is diverse with, at times, obstacles in accessing the most basic services, such as immunisation for children or antenatal care for pregnant women. Access to mental healthcare is limited for migrants in an irregular situation.
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