Public Health Forum
Volume 23, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 91-92

Lampedusa in Berlin. An ethical approach to responsibilities for refugees and their well-being [Lampedusa in Berlin. Zum ethisch verantwortlichen Umgang mit Flüchtlingen und ihrer Gesundheit] (Article)

Kostka U.*
  • a Caritasverband für das Erzbistum Berlin e.V., Residenzstraße 90, Berlin, 13409, Germany

Abstract

The numbers of refugees arriving in Berlin are constantly increasing. The ethical question, to what extent refugees without legal residence status or within the regular asylum processing have to receive health care, is discussed in the light of the experiences in refugee work of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Berlin. Low-threshold medical services need to be state funded. Irrespective of their residence status, refugees have to receive medical care for chronic diseases and an immunization protection in general. ©2015 by De Gruyter.

Author Keywords

health card for asylum seekers adequate supply of immunization Refugees Medical care right to health

Index Keywords

medical ethics Germany preventive health service refugee chronic disease immunization health care medical care Article medical service human wellbeing
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84931072836&doi=10.1515%2fpubhef-2015-0033&partnerID=40&md5=12159bea15e096f655a5a066f705b5e3
DOI: 10.1515/pubhef-2015-0033
ISSN: 09445587
Original Language: German