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key values social justice, empowerment, solidarity, activism, independence and balance (e.g. between service delivery and advocacy)
NGO created in France in 1981 – currently 15 autonomous associations (Argentina, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Japan, Netherlands, Luxemburg, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, USA)
access to healthcare through freely accessible frontline medical services 316 programmes in 78 countries (in 2013)
Among these, 170 are domestic programmes in 15 countries
Volunteer-centered organization (e.g. over 5.500 health professionals across domestic programs)
Doctors of the World – Médecins du mondeOur values and identity
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domestic programs: homeless people, asylum seekers, Roma communities, elderly, destitute EU citizens or nationals and third-country undocumented migrants, drug users, sex workers
20% of our national programs are healthcare centers (with referrals to mainstream healthcare whenever possible) + vast majority of mobile units & outreach
harm reduction approach, empowerment of smaller organizations and supporting the creation of self-support groups
data collection on the social determinants of health and patients’ state of health as a basis for our advocacy: evidence based…
Doctors of the World – Médecins du mondeWho we are and what we do
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Urging MS & EU institutions to ensure universal public health systems built on solidarity, equality and equity, open to everyone living in a European member state
Focus on children (esp. universal vaccination coverage), ante- and postnatal care, coherent infectious disease policies without exclusion (HIV, hepatitis, TB) – advocacy rooted in field experience (we only speak about what we see; only those with first-hand experience speak)
Protection of seriously ill migrants from deportation to countries without effective access to healthcare
e.g. regular contacts with DG SANCO, ECDC, FRA or CoE institutions, participation to EP hearings, partnerships with PICUM and EPHA, partnerships with health professionals
Doctors of the World – Médecins du mondeCommon advocacy towards EU institutions
Additional focus points: (psycho)social counselling – Training / education – Health and sexuality education – Peer education – Continuity of care for migrants in detention – Legal & integration assistance for migrants (including interpretation) - Influencing migration policies – Community mental health interventions – Harm reduction – Public health research / social epidemiology
SERVICE DELIVERY
EXPERTSWorking with interpreters, mediators, peer workers: MdM DE, Czech Consortium (CZ), BFPA (BG)Volunteers: MdM DE & NL, Menedék (HU)Violence faced by service users: INSERM (FR)Mental healthcare: INSERM (FR), MdM DE & PT, Health centre UDM (NO)HIV/HCV & HBV: INSERM (FR), MdM PTSexual & reproductive care: BFPA (BG)Pediatric care: MdM DEHarm reduction drug use: MdM FR, DE and CAHarm reduction sex work: MdM FRFunding strategies: MdM DE
mental healthcare
working with volunteers
HIV & hepatitis B&C
sexual & reproductive care
funding strategies (local, regional, national)
violence faced by service users
working with interpreters, mediators, peer workers
harm reduction (sex work)
harm reduction (drug use)
EU funding
pediatric care
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EMPOWERMENT OF SERVICE USERSOverall learning needs
EXPERTS – Czech Consortium (CZ) on how to involve service users in a programme
EXPERTS on DATA COLLECTIONTestimonies & case studies: C-HM (AT), Czech Consortium (CZ), MRCI (IE)Audiovisual productions: MRCI (IE)Legal analysis: MdM DE, C-HM (AT)Quanti: INSERM (FR) and C-HM (AT), MdM DE, Menedék (HU)Quali: INSERM (FR) and C-HM (AT), Menedék (HU)
EXPERTS on ADVOCACYWorking with health professionals: MdM DE & NLWorking with academics: INSERM (FR), Czech Consortium (CZ)Action plan & objectives: MdM SE
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Mutual learning on how to improve service delivery, e.g. group training sessions, 1-to-1 peer review process (2016-’17) + identifying similar partners in other EU countries (at least 5 new every year)
(Mutual) learning on empowerment (e.g. workshop with grass-root organization representatives and peer workers)
Common data collection (testimonies & case studies / legal analysis / common routine quantitative data collection if possible, short surveys if possible) e.g. 10/2015 Paris workshop on quantitative data collection
Common advocacy towards EU institutions (and mutual learning on how to successfully advocate for social change), e.g. common yearly publication, Brussels EP dissemination event (2016), high-level EC event (2017), common outreach towards health professionals and academics
The European Network to reduce vulnerabilities in health 2015-2017 PROPOSED WORKPLAN