The right to mental and physical health is the core realization of human dignity, universally protected at both national and international level. However, the COVID emergency has shown how language and socio-cultural barriers make it impossible for comprehensive knowledge of the local health care system and, as a result, hinder access to care by minorities including first-arrival migrants.
In response to these issues, the HealthMi: “Health care professional guidance for Migrants” aims to improve access to local health care offered to migrants. Activities planned over the two years of project will identify innovative methods of reducing inequalities that will redirect local health care systems toward greater consideration of migrants’ health and psychosocial well-being.
Cooperation among the partners was enshrined in the second transnational project meeting, held on January 26 and 27, 2023 in Nicosia, Cyprus, and hosted by Enoros Consulting Ltd. During the two days of work, the partnership discussed the common course of action related to the creation of the “Code of Conduct for Health Literacy” This is a mapping of best practices aimed at raising awareness among health workers on intercultural competencies and barriers of accessibility, of migrants, to local health services and systems.
The next stages of the project include the following activities:
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Double training Program on Healthcare accessibility: organization of two twin training programs. On the one hand, healthcare professionals will be trained to efficiently addressing quality information and support to migrants, concerning their psycho-social wellbeing. On the other hand, the hybrid curriculum for migrants will provide basic knowledge and materials for an easy access to local healthcare services.
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Multilingual digital platform: co-creation of online information provider of both training content and basic knowledge materials linked to healthcare. This gateway will be structured as interactive tool for the networking of both targets
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