Italy - 2012
Is there evidence of increased morbidity rates for minority and migrant groups?
- Code:
- RED87
- Key Area:
- Health And Social Protection
- Strand(s):
- Discrimination, Equality
| Short Answer |
yes |
| Qualitative Info |
There are no recent national data available, but studies conducted at the local level demonstrate that foreigners are more subjected to those diseases strictly linked to the bad housing and working conditions, to the stress due to bureaucratic problems (e.g. absence o resident permit and so on). Moreover the report on the 'Report on the Health conditions of the country 2005 - 2006' highlights that critical aspects of conditions of health migrants are mainly practical problems (lack of information and difficulties in accessing health care structures), their precarious living conditions and the social and economic problems faced by many of them. These factors expose immigrants to various risks including psychological disorders, all compounded by bureaucratic, organisational and relational obstacles in access to territorial health structures and services. Source: Relazione sullo stato sanitario del Paese, 2005-2006, Ministero della Salute, Direzione Generale del sistema informativo. La Doppia Malattia Indagine sulla (non) applicazione della normativa sanitaria per i cittadini stranieri irregolari a Milano. A cura di Naga Associazione Volontaria di Assistenza Socio-Sanitaria e per i Diritti di Cittadini Stranieri, Rom e Sinti, Milan, April 2011 www.naga.it/tl_files/naga/documenti/rapporto_doppia_malattia.pdf |
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| Groups affected/interested | Migrants, Roma & Travelers |
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| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Health and social protection |
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