Gestor bibliográfico Crisis y Salud

In 2012, the consequences of the economic crisis on health and health-related issues are visible in the EU. In Greece access to hospitals is limited to the persons able to pay up-front hospital fee 3 for each medical procedure. More than ever, the European Union needs to ensure full health coverage to people who are already confronted with numerous vulnerability factors. The implementation of exclusion measures that target undocumented migrants, the Roma, drug users, the homeless, and sex workers has increased the likelihood that their health will deteriorate. In the European Union, financial barriers to healthcare, acts of discrimination, and frequent police harassment combined with the fear of being reported to the authorities and subsequently deported are leading an increasingly greater number of people to feel it is unsafe for them to seek medical attention. Consequently, they do not obtain primary health care, have no access to prevention programmes, or to treatment for chronic diseases; and this is true for children, pregnant women and adults in general