Health vulnerabilities of undocumented central and eastern European migrants in Switzerland
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Publikationsdatum
15.04.2025
Typ der Arbeit
Studiengang
Typ
01A - Beitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschrift
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Übergeordnetes Werk
Journal of Migration and Health
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Jahrgang / Band
11
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Seiten / Dauer
100327
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Verlag / Herausgebende Institution
Elsevier
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Zusammenfassung
Destitute Central and Eastern European migrants, including homeless people, beggars, and sex workers, are in a highly vulnerable position in Switzerland. In the absence of residence permits, their access to health services and insurance is severely limited, and they suffer from institutional discrimination in Swiss medical facilities. The aim of this study is to examine the forms of health vulnerabilities of destitute mobile Eastern European citizens in Geneva and Zürich. To do this, we carried out narrative-biographical interviews with destitute migrants (n = 38) on their level of access to medical facilities and insurance. The results confirm that our respondents face severe vulnerabilities in accessing medical services and insurance mechanisms in Switzerland. This tendency is exemplified in the paper through the respondents' experiences of psychiatric disorders and substance abuse. Destitute migrants often transfer health vulnerabilities from their home countries. They mostly receive therapies and medicines in their countries of origin but remain untreated in Switzerland after arrival. Without Swiss health insurance, they turn to medical services only in cases of emergency, and even then, they are either rejected or discharged after very brief treatments. This dangerous combination of individual and systemic health vulnerabilities greatly exacerbates the disadvantages of destitute Eastern Europeans and hampers their integration into Swiss society.
Schlagwörter
Migration, Destitution, Central and Eastern Europe, Homelessness
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ISSN
2666-6235
Sprache
Englisch
Während FHNW Zugehörigkeit erstellt
Ja
Zukunftsfelder FHNW
Publikationsstatus
Veröffentlicht
Begutachtung
Peer-Review der ganzen Publikation
Open Access-Status
Gold
Lizenz
Zitation
Temesvary, Z., Roduit, S., & Drilling, M. (2025). Health vulnerabilities of undocumented central and eastern European migrants in Switzerland. Journal of Migration and Health, 11, 100327. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmh.2025.100327