Revue Medicale Suisse
Volume 4, Issue 181, 2008, Pages 2563-2568

Hardening of social laws and forced migrants health [Durcissement des lois sociales et santé des migrants forcés] (Short Survey)

Bodenmann P.* , Diserens E.-A. , Marguerat-Bouché I. , Elghezouani A. , Pasche C. , Puig F. , Vannotti M.
  • a Centre de Santé Infirmier (CSI), 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
  • b PMU, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
  • c Centre de Santé Infirmier (CSI), 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
  • d Appartenances, Association Pluriculturelle, Rue des Terreaux 10, 1003 Lausanne, Switzerland
  • e Centre de Santé Infirmier (CSI), 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
  • f Centre de Santé Infirmier (CSI), 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
  • g Centre de Santé Infirmier (CSI), 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland

Abstract

Limited access to care due to the new laws and to the patients state of deprivation can prevent the physician from fulfilling his main duty: to respect principals of medical ethics, and to make the patient feels better without causing harm. In which case, the doctor could become an accomplice of the patient's state of deprivation. A local interdisciplinary working group defined medical criteria for asylum seekers in the Canton of Vaud which justifies health insurance coverage and/or accommodation adapted to the patient's state of health. The hardening of laws contributes to increase the anxiety of uncertainty and social stigmatization. Such sufferings open onto devastating health problems, particularly concerning mental health.

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Index Keywords

anxiety Vulnerable Populations Short Survey social aspect medical ethics health status politics law health insurance mental health Health Services Accessibility Humans Refugees migration physician health care access
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ISSN: 16609379
Cited by: 2
Original Language: French