Croatia Health Situation at EU's Southern Borders - Assessment Report

Author/s: IOM MHD RO Brussels, Tea Vidovic, Mitre Georgiev
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Language: English
Publication Type: Technical Report(External)

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Description

This report presents the results of the assessment report of migrant, occupational, and public health which took place in April 2014 in Croatia as part of the EQUI-HEALTH project "Fostering health provision for migrants, the Roma, and other vulnerable groups” until April 2015. Migrant Health encompassess the physical, mental, and social needs of migrants; occupational health refers to the health needs of frst line staff, open reception centres, and detention facility staff engaged in the reception process; while public health discusses the local population's health needs. Desk review results are integrated in the report's relevant sections.  

The report is structured following the IOM/WHO/Spanish Presidency ofthe EU " Global Consultation on Migrant Health" conceptual framework (Madrid, 2010), based on the following pillars: 

  • Policy and legal framework
  • Partnerships, networks and multi-country frameworks
  • Monitoring migrant health 
  • Migrant-sensitive health system 

The Equi-Health project is co-financed under the EU 2012 work plan, within the second programme of Community action in the field of health (2008-2013), by a direct grant awarded to IOM by the European Commission’s Directorate General for Health and Food Safety (SANTE), through the Consumers, Health, Agriculture, and Food Executive Agency (CHAFEA).

Publisher
International Organization for Migration