Naslov
The challenges of the migration crisis in Croatia – the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County and City of Rijeka example

Autori
Doričić, Robert

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
BMBF-Symposium: Migration as a challenge for medicine. A comparison of ethical, juridical, and social aspects in Germany, Croatia, and Austria / - Ulm, 2019, 19-19

Skup
BMBF-Klausurwoche Migration als Herausforderung für die Medizin: Ethische, rechtliche und gesellschaftliche Aspekte im Ländervergleich Deutschland, Kroatien und Österreich

Mjesto i datum
Ulm, Njemačka, 11.03.2019. - 15.03.2019

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Recenziran

Ključne riječi
migration crisis ; Primorje-Gorski Kotar County ; City of Rijeka

Sažetak
In the late summer of 2015 Croatia faced first larger wave of immigrants who were passing by the so-called Balkan Route i.e. corridor through Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia, to reach their destinations in Western European countries, mostly in Germany. By decision of the Croatian government the State headquarters for coordination of migrant related activities was established. According to the Croatian Act on international and temporary protection, migrants in transit in Croatia were treated as migrants under temporary protection. To this category of migrants the above mentioned Act provides emergency medical care and appropriate health care for vulnerable groups for a maximum period of three years. The organization of the health care for migrants came within the competence of the Ministry of health which was involved in the State headquarters' activities. Although the main entry point was in the Eastern Croatian territory, in the Municipality of Tovarnik, Vukovar-Srijem County, health care for migrants has been provided by coordinated activities of county departments of emergency medicine from the eastern and northwestern parts of Croatia. Medical teams from almost every Croatian county have been involved in providing health care in Opatovac refugee camp, Vukovar-Srijem County. In the middle of March 2016 the Balkan route was closed after six months. However, sporadic transits of smaller migrant groups occur to the present day. Due to its geographical position in the north Mediterranean end and its vicinity to the economically developed EU countries, primary Italy, the regional administrative unit PrimorjeGorski Kotar County with its macroregional and administrative centre City of Rijeka, has been seen as a potential transit point for larger groups of migrants and asylum seekers. On the other hand, in the area of this county, especially since late summer of 2018, the transit of smaller groups of migrants has been noticed and the media reported on several cases of immigrant smuggling. The aim of this presentation is to introduce a system of measures and institutions in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County and the City of Rijeka which, in case of exceptional arrival of migrants, their acceptance, registration and care, would be the principal body in charge of these activities. The focus will also be set on the organisation of health care which includes triage, supply and transport of injured persons and the system of epidemiological surveillance.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita

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