Access to health care for asylum seekers in the European Union--a comparative study of country policies.
Access to health care for asylum seekers in the European Union--a comparative study of country policies.
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DOI：
10.1093/eurpub/cki191
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发表时间：
2006-06-01
影响因子：
4.4
通讯作者：
Krasnik, Allan
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作者：
Norredam, Marie;Mygind, Anna;Krasnik, Allan
背景：我们文章的目的是描述和比较 25 个欧盟 (EU) 国家当前为寻求庇护者提供医疗保健的标准，以确定改善寻求庇护者获得医疗保健的需求和潜力。方法：这项研究基于 2004 年 4 月至 6 月期间进行的电子邮件调查。调查问卷涉及寻求庇护者抵达后接受医疗检查的情况，以及他们在 4 月 1 日获得医疗保健服务的总体情况。 2004年。调查问卷被发送给25个欧盟国家负责寻求庇护者医疗保健的部委和非政府组织。共有 60% 的部委和 20% 的非政府组织做出了回应。我们收到了 25 个国家中 24 个国家的答复。 结果：寻求庇护者抵达除希腊以外的所有欧盟国家后均接受了医疗检查。然而，筛查计划的内容以及是否自愿都各不相同。我们发现 10 个国家/地区在获得医疗保健方面存在法律限制。寻求庇护者在这些国家只有资格获得紧急护理。还发现了一些实际障碍。在一些国家，庇护程序期间获得医疗保健的合法途径发生了变化。大多数国家都可以为遭受创伤的寻求庇护者提供专门治疗。结论：欧盟国家之间针对寻求庇护者的卫生政策差异很大，可能导致寻求庇护者的健康需求并不总是得到充分满足。
BACKGROUND: The aim of our article is to characterise and compare current standards of health care provision for asylum seekers in the 25 European Union (EU) countries in order to identify the needs and potential for improving access to health care for asylum seekers.METHODS: The study is based on an e-mail survey performed between April and June 2004. The questionnaire was concerned with asylum seekers' access to medical screening upon arrival, and their general access to health care services on April 1, 2004. The questionnaire was sent to ministries and NGOs responsible for asylum seekers' health care in the 25 EU countries. A total of 60% of the ministries and 20% of the NGOs responded. We received answers from 24 out of the 25 countries.RESULTS: Medical screening was provided to asylum seekers upon arrival in all EU countries but Greece. The content of screening programs, however, varied as well as whether they were voluntary or not. We found legal restrictions in access to health care in 10 countries. Asylum seekers were only entitled to emergency care in these countries. A number of practical barriers were also identified. Legal access to health care changed during the asylum procedure in some countries. Access to specialised treatment for traumatised asylum seekers existed in most countries.CONCLUSION: Health policies towards asylum seekers differ significantly between the EU countries and may result in the fact that the health needs of asylum seekers are not always adequately met.