1st World Congress on Migration, Ethnicity, Race and Health 2018 Why is the problem of inadequate health care coverage for migrants so persistent? David Ingleby University of Amsterdam
What is health care coverage?
How inadequate is coverage for migrants?
From European Commission website: EU policies and actions in public health aim to: Protect and improve the health of EU citizens https://ec.europa.eu/health/policies/overview_en
Fallacy No. 1: Emergency care is all you need for adequate coverage
Fallacy No. 2: Health care coverage is all you need for inclusion in health system
Why is this issue in the limelight now? Drive for universal health coverage (WHO) Drive to improve situation of migrants (IOM) SDGs Global Compact
Two kinds of ‘rights gap’ Universal, basic human rights versus Rights granted by national laws and policies Rights of national citizens Rights of non-citizens versus
Health as a special case
Getting migration included in the health equity paradigm