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View article: The Challenge of Reaching Undocumented Migrants with COVID-19 Vaccination
The Challenge of Reaching Undocumented Migrants with COVID-19 Vaccination Open
Access to vaccination against a health threat such as that presented by the COVID-19 pandemic is an imperative driven, in principle, by at least three compelling factors: (1) the right to health of all people, irrespective of their status;…
View article: Novel health systems service design checklist to improve healthcare access for marginalised, underserved communities in Europe
Novel health systems service design checklist to improve healthcare access for marginalised, underserved communities in Europe Open
Background Marginalised communities such as homeless people, people who use drugs (PWUD), lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people (LGBTI), prisoners, sex workers and undocumented migrants are at high risk of poor health and…
View article: Alyna Smith
Alyna Smith Open
Ms Smith with discuss the range of structural barriers confronted by people who are undocumented, in accessing health services, at the policy and practical levels, including intersectional challenges (e.g., for undocumented sex workers, ho…
View article: Nobody Left Outside (NLO) Checklist: Improving access to healthcare for vulnerable and underserved groups
Nobody Left Outside (NLO) Checklist: Improving access to healthcare for vulnerable and underserved groups Open
Introduction: Many marginalised, vulnerable people in Europe who are most in need of healthcare, such as migrants, sex workers, the homeless, people who inject drugs (PWID), prisoners, or LGTBI people, are amongst the least likely to recei…
View article: Health and health needs of migrants in detention in Greece: shedding light to an unknown reality
Health and health needs of migrants in detention in Greece: shedding light to an unknown reality Open
Systematic screening and monitoring of diseases and use of health services by migrants in detention centers allows for an evidence based understanding of the burden of disease related to these populations and the investment required to eff…