Poland - 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 |
Tuberculosis, hepatitis B or C, anaemia, diabetes, circulatory system and respiratory system illnesses. |
| Qualitative Info |
Migrants from Chechnya suffer relatively often from tuberculosis, hepatitis B or C, anaemia or laryngological problems. Roma people are vulnerable to various diseases more than other citizens. The most common diseases among them are as follows: diabetes, hepatitis B, circulatory system and respiratory system illnesses (asthma, bronchitis or pneumonia). Among Roma people living in the socially degraded settlements, there are cases of tuberculosis. |
| Data | |
| Groups affected/interested | Migrants, Refugees, Roma & Travelers |
| Type (R/D) | |
| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Health and social protection |
| External Url | http://interwencjaprawna.pl/docs/poza-systemem.pdf; http://msw.gov.pl/portal/pl/185/2982/Tresc_Programu.html |
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