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How accessible is healthcare in Croatia to vulnerable groups?

The right to healthcare is a basic human right protected by international treaties, such as the preamble of the World Health Organization's 1948 Constitution. It is also enshrined in European institutions' legal frameworks and implemented in member states' national legislation. Although national legislation generally provides to all citizens equal access to healthcare, the question remains whether it is truly available to those who belong to society's vulnerable groups. The focus of the research project Healthcare as a Public Space: Social Integration and Social Diversity in the Context of Access to Healthcare in Europe was to investigate how individuals belonging to national, religious, or gender and sexual orientation minorities, exercise their right to access to healthcare in certain European Union member states i.e. in Germany, Poland, Slovenia, and Croatia. This project funded by the HERA program, aimed to determine how and to what extent European standards and guidelines on diversity are incorporated into the national legislation of the involved member states, and how it is implemented in clinical practice in these countries. This presentation will discuss the findings of a study on the accessibility of healthcare in Croatia for these vulnerable groups. In addition to providing insight into the realization of the right to healthcare for members of these minorities, the project's findings can serve as a foundation for potential recommendations at the European and national levels aimed at addressing inequalities in the healthcare system, as well as in the broader social context.

access ; healthcare ; vulnerable groups ; Croatia

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