Ireland - 2012
Specific health issues such as diseases specific to particular groups
- Code:
- RED90
- Key Area:
- Health And Social Protection
- Strand(s):
- Discrimination, Equality
| Short Answer |
In general there has been no specific link, or significant suggestion of such a link, between certain minority groups and specific diseases. There has however been some suggestions that Ireland should screen prospective immigrants for Tuberculosis. To date this practice has not been instituted. |
| Qualitative Info |
Source: Irish Medical News. |
| Data | |
| Groups affected/interested | Migrants, Refugees, Roma & Travelers, Ethnic minorities, Asylum seekers |
| Type (R/D) | |
| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Health and social protection |
| External Url | http://www.imn.ie/news/4396-tb-screening-for-immigrants-proposed |
| Situation(s) |
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