Medical condition and care of undocumented migrants in ambulatory clinics in Tel Aviv, Israel: assessing unmet needs

Medical condition and care of undocumented migrants in ambulatory clinics in Tel Aviv, Israel: assessing unmet needs

Abstract Background Approximately 150,000 undocumented migrants (UM) who are medically uninsured reside in Israel, including ~50,000 originating from the horn of Africa (MHA). Free medical-care is provided by two walk-in clinics in Tel-Aviv. This study aims to compare the medical complaints of UM fr...

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Main Authors: Zohar Mor, Yuval Raveh, Ido Lurie, Alex Leventhal, Roni Gamzu, Nadav Davidovitch, Orel Benari, Itamar Grotto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Health inequalities
Health needs
Immigration
Israel
Medical insurance
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-017-2421-y

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