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Hungary — Access to Healthcare Services for Refugees from Ukraine — Annual Report (2023)
Contact
DTM Europe, DTMMediterranean@iom.int
Language
English
Location
Hungary
Period Covered
Jan 01 2023
Dec 31 2023
Activity
- Survey
Key findings:
- Twenty per cent of respondents live with people with specific needs or serious health conditions.
- Priority needs* include healthcare services (26%) and medication (18%).
- Households living with people with specific needs* include infants aged 0-4 years old (14%), children aged 5-17 years old (32%), and elderly above 60 years old (54%).
- Specific needs* include chronic diseases or serious medical conditions (90%), visual impairment (14%), people living with injuries (10%) and pregnant or lactating women (9%).
- The need for additional information* on healthcare services is reported by 32 per cent of respondents, with 15 per cent citing the need for information on access to medication.
- Top barriers to accessing healthcare services* include language barrier (75%), service costs (39%), lack of documents (28%), long queues (28%), and discrimination (17%).
- 58 per cent are Temporary Protection (TP) holders among those experiencing obstacles to access to healthcare.
- Seventy per cent of respondents pay for healthcare services and/or medication.
- The need for mental health and psyhosocial support (MHPSS) is needed by 5 per cent of repondents. Fifteen per cent requires more information on MHPSS, and 5 per cent have received MHPSS in 2023.
(*more than one answer possible)