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Rihem Kouada1, Khaled Annabi1, Amal Mosbahi1

  • 1Department of forensic medicine, Farhat Hached university hospital, Sousse, Tunisia.

La Tunisie Medicale
|April 3, 2024
PubMed
Summary

Migrants in Tunisia face significant health challenges and barriers to accessing care. Addressing their needs requires ethical reflection and a more inclusive approach to social medicine.

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Medical Ethics
  • Sociology

Context:

  • Tunisia's evolving role as a transit and host country for migrants since 2011.
  • Diversification of migratory movements and migrant profiles.
  • Migrants encounter numerous health-related difficulties.

Purpose:

  • To assess healthcare access for migrants in Tunisia.
  • To highlight the ethical considerations surrounding migrant healthcare.
  • To prompt reevaluation of medical practices and social inclusion.

Summary:

  • Migrants in Tunisia face substantial obstacles in accessing healthcare services.
  • Ethical considerations are paramount in providing care to vulnerable migrant populations.
  • A "social medicine" approach is needed, viewing patients holistically within societal structures.

Impact:

  • Informs policy and practice for improved migrant healthcare.
  • Promotes ethical frameworks for addressing health disparities.
  • Encourages societal reevaluation of support for vulnerable and excluded groups.
Keywords:
AutonomyEthicsHealth InequitiesJusticeTransient populationTunisiaVulnerable Population

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