Access to health care for undocumented migrants in Italy

Notwithstanding previous legislation forbidding them to report undocumented migrants, this new legislation risks creating fear among migrants, preventing them from attending health facilities and exposing both migrants and the whole community to higher health hazards. Since 2003, Médecins Sans Front...

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Published inThe Lancet (British edition) Vol. 373; no. 9681; pp. 2111 - 2112
Main Authors Ravinetto, R, Lodesani, C, D'Alessandro, U, De Filippi, L, Pontiroli, A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 20.06.2009
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Emigration and Immigration
Health care access
Health facilities
Health hazards
Health Policy - legislation & jurisprudence
Health Services Accessibility - legislation & jurisprudence
Humans
Immigration
Internal Medicine
Italy
Legislation
Living conditions
Migrants
Noncitizens
Public health
Working conditions
Italy
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Summary:Notwithstanding previous legislation forbidding them to report undocumented migrants, this new legislation risks creating fear among migrants, preventing them from attending health facilities and exposing both migrants and the whole community to higher health hazards. Since 2003, Médecins Sans Frontières has been working in Italy, offering assistance at landings, and in public health centres for undocumented migrants.
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ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(09)61151-X