Estonia — Access to Healthcare Services for Refugees from Ukraine (January - March 2024)

The IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix collected data through Surveys with refugees in the Ukraine Response region from January to March 2024. In Estonia, a total of 958 surveys were collected. This report focuses on the characteristics, socio-demographic composition, challenges, and needs of the displaced population in Estonia, with a particular emphasis on healthcare and the medical needs of the respondents.

Key findings:

• 67% of those who reported experiencing health-related issues, have or live with people with chronic diseases or serious medical conditions, while 40% reported living with a person with visual impairment and 21% have or are with someone with mobility issues.
• Health related needs reported by the respondents include health care services (31%), mental and psychosocial support (10%), and medication (5%).
• 81% of respondents were registered with a General Practitioner (GP), 19% were not.
• Reasons for not being registered included being refused by a doctor (45%), having no need (18%) and long waiting times (10%).
• 86% of children were registered with a doctor.
• The most reported barriers to accessing health care were long queues (49%), language barrier (17%), costs (11%), and unavailable services (5%).
• Only 18% of respondents used mental health support services.