Τίτλος:
Access to health for refugees in Greece: Lessons in inequalities
Γλώσσες Τεκμηρίου:
Αγγλικά
Περίληψη:
Eastern Greek islands have been direct passageways of (mainly Syrian) refugees to the European continent over the past year. However, basic medical care has been insufficient. Despite calls for reform, the Greek healthcare system has for many years been costly and dysfunctional, lacking universal equity of access. Thus, mainly volunteers look after the refugee camps in the Greek islands under adverse conditions. Communicable diseases, trauma related injuries and mental health problems are the most common issues facing the refugees. The rapid changes in the epidemiology of multiple conditions that are seen in countries with high immigration rates, like Greece, demand pragmatic solutions. Best available knowledge should be used in delivering health interventions. So far, Greece is failed by international aid, and cross-border policies have not effectively tackled underlying reasons for ill-health in this context, like poverty, conflict and equity of access. © 2016 The Author(s).
Συγγραφείς:
Kousoulis, A.A.
Ioakeim-Ioannidou, M.
Economopoulos, K.P.
Περιοδικό:
International Journal for Equity in Health
Εκδότης:
BioMed Central Ltd.
Λέξεις-κλειδιά:
accessibility; epidemiology; health care; immigrant; immigration; infectious disease; injury; knowledge; mental health; refugee; social conflict; socioeconomic status; voluntary approach, Article; communicable disease; Greece; health care access; health care delivery; health care disparity; health care policy; health care system; human; immigration; injury; mental disease; poverty; priority journal; refugee; health service; migration; organization and management; refugee; socioeconomics; statistics and numerical data, Greece; Syrian Arab Republic, Communicable Diseases; Delivery of Health Care; Greece; Health Services Accessibility; Health Services Needs and Demand; Humans; Refugees; Socioeconomic Factors; Transients and Migrants
DOI:
10.1186/s12939-016-0409-6
