Africa is experiencing an unprecedented period of drought after two seasons with consecutive poor rains (2010-2011). Because of drought and political instability, particularly in Somalia, tens of thousands of refugees flocking massively in camps in Kenya and Ethiopia, which are already supernumerary.
African countries reduced maternal and infant mortality through payment exemption measures
Before the summit of the G20, which was a few days ago in Cannes, we insisted on the need to adopt and fund social protection policies and free access to health systems for the most vulnerable people in developing countries.
In the framework of the European Year against Poverty and Social Exclusion, the Ministry of Labor and Social Insurance and the European Union delegated Medecines du Monde, with the implementation of the program: “Poverty, social exclusion and the right to health, education and labor “. On the 6th and the 7th of December 2010, the second seminar of the program on “Cross-cultural and social education of professionals dealing with health, education and labor of poor and socially excluded groups issues” was implemented.
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Vulnerable groups are categories of the general population of a country which due to difficulties encountered in various areas of their lives are in danger of suffering the consequences of social exclusion. In Greece, there are many vulnerable groups who face multiple barriers and discrimination while trying to access healthcare, education, employment and other areas of social life. Among these groups there are refugees, immigrants, unemployed individuals, drug addicts, homeless people, Roma, women and children.
Access to health care is a constitutional right often violated in the European region. Medecins du Monde began a campaign to promote the right to health care for immigrants who are denied healthcare in Europe.
The victims are often targeted because of their immigrant status rather than by their gender or age. These incidents usually occur in the morning in the Agios Panteleimon area and are systematic attacks that aim to “cleanse the area.”With great anxiety and concern, MdM-Greece watches racist attacks by “indignant citizens” multiplying. Victims are immigrants of all ages and both genders. These events always happen in the morning in the Agios Panteleimon area. The attacks are a systematic program aimed at “area cleansing.”
A group of Greek doctors from Doctors of the World is preparing to depart for Israel on a mission to Read More
The GreekDelegationof Doctors of theWorldunder the programHUMA – Health for Undocumented Migrants and Asylum SeekersoutonMay 19inPPA(10 MiaoulisCoast, Piraeus) conference with main theme”Access to carefor unregisteredand asylumseekers”withspecialreference topregnant womenand children.
