Slovakia — Access to Healthcare Services for Ukrainian Refugees — Annual Report (2023)

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Contacter
DTM Europe, DTMMediterranean@iom.int
Langue
English
Emplacement
Slovakia
Période couverte
Jan 01 2023
Dec 31 2023
Activité
  • Survey

Key findings:

  • 53 per cent of respondents live with people with specific needs or serious health conditions.
  • Households living with people with specific needs* include infants aged 0-4 years old (15%), children aged 5-17 years old (46%), and elderly above 60 years old (44%).
  • Specific needs* include chronic diseases or serious medical conditions (87%), visual impairment (70%) and hearing difficulties (19%).
  • The need for additional information* on healthcare services is reported by 54 per cent of respondents, with 24 per cent citing the need for information on access to medication and one per cent in need of information on psychosocial support.
  • Top barriers to accessing healthcare services* include long queues (58%), service costs (50%), unavailability (22%), language barrier (21%) and discrimination (17%).
  • 94 per cent have applied for Temporary Protection among respondents facing barriers to access to healthcare.
  • 76 per cent of respondents pay for healthcare services and/or medication.

(*more than one answer possible)