Towards fair health policies for migrants and ethnic minorities: the case-study of ETHEALTH in Belgium.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Europe, progress in the development of health policies that address the needs of migrants and ethnic minorities has been slow. This is partly due to the absence of a strategic commitment by the health authorities. The Ministry of Public Health commissioned the ETHEALTH (EThnicity &HEALTH) group to formulate relevant recommendations to the public authorities with a view to reducing health inequalities among ethnic minorities. This paper describes the political process and the outcomes of the ETHEALTH expert group.

Results

After ten meetings, the ETHEALTH group came up with 46 recommendations, which were presented at a national press conference in December 2011. Target groups concerned by these recommendations covered both irregular migrants and migrants entitled

SUBMITTER: Dauvrin M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3520724 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature