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A qualitative research study which explores humanitarian stakeholders’ views on healthcare access for refugees in Greece
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Author(s)
Abbara, Aula
Joseph, Liz
Ismail, Sharif
Gunst, Meghan
Jarman, Kate
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Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Introduction: As of January 2020, 115,600 refugees remain in Greece; most are Afghani, Iraqi or Syrian nationals. This qualitative research study explores the views of key stakeholders providing healthcare for refugees in Greece between 2015 and 2018. The focus was on identifying key barriers and facilitators to healthcare access for refugees in Greece. Methods: 16 interviewees from humanitarian and international organisations operating in Greece were identified through purposive and snowball sampling. Semi-structured interviews were conducted between March and April 2018. Data were analysed using the Framework Method. Results: Key themes affecting healthcare access included the influence of socio-cultural factors (healthcare expectations, language, gender) and the ability of the Greek health system to respond to existing and evolving demands; these included Greece’s ongoing economic crisis, human resource shortages, weak primary healthcare system, legal barriers and logistics. The evolution of the humanitarian response from emergency to sustained changes to EU funding, coordination and comprehensiveness of services affected healthcare access for refugees. Conclusion: The most noted barriers cited by humanitarian stakeholders to healthcare access for refugees in Greece were socio-cultural and language differences between refugees and healthcare providers and poor coordination among stakeholders. Policies and interventions which address these could improve healthcare access for refugees in Greece with coordination led by the EU.
Date Issued
2020-09-23
Date Acceptance
2020-09-17
Citation
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020, 17 (19)
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/83659
DOI
https://www.dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17196972
ISSN
1660-4601
Publisher
MDPI AG
Journal / Book Title
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume
17
Issue
19
Copyright Statement
© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access
article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution
(CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
License URL
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Sponsor
National Institute for Health Research
Wellcome Trust
Grant Number
ACF-2015-21-024
215654/Z/19/Z
Subjects
Greece
Syria
coordination
healthcare access
humanitarian
refugees
Toxicology
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
6972
Date Publish Online
2020-09-23
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