France - 2012
Is there evidence that migrant or minority women are particularly vulnerable in accessing and receiving effective health care services?
- Code:
- RED93
- Key Area:
- Health And Social Protection
- Strand(s):
- Discrimination
| Short Answer |
Yes |
| Qualitative Info |
According to the the survey “Trajectories and Origins”, immigrant men and women are respectively 30% and 80% more likely to declare an impaired health than men and women of the majority population – a gap almost disappearing when the comparison is made between persons with the same socioeconomic status. In February 2010, the French section of Médecins du Monde organized a forum entitled Roma Health in France: A Sanitary Emergency?, whose published synthesis report mentions that only 1 out of 10 Roma pregnant women receives medical checks during her pregnancy. |
| Data | |
| Groups affected/interested | Roma & Travelers |
| Type (R/D) | Anti-roma/zinghanophobia |
| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Health and social protection |
| External Url | www.medecinsdumonde.org/fr/content/download/15895/168142/file/FORUM%20ROMS%20mars10_Synthese.pdf |
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