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· Impact of 10 years of poverty and social exclusion observation in times of crisis.

The National Observatory on Poverty and Social Exclusion (Observatoire national de la pauvreté et de l’exclusion sociale – ONPES) launched its sixth report (in French). The report is divided into three chapters. Chapter 1 highlights the current economic crisis and its effects on poverty and social exclusion. It analyses the measures taken by the government to counter the effects of the crisis and tries to find exit solutions or follow-up solutions. Chapter 2 attempts to find a trend explaining the evolution of poverty. It particularly analyses the situation of the most vulnerable and rights’ inequalities, e.g. the right to health. Finally, Chapter 3 presents a new approach in collecting data. Indeed, the ONPES worked on the association of people directly affected by poverty and social exclusion to the data gathering process.

 

· Separated, asylum-seeking children in European Union Member States

The Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) has just published a summary report on ‘Separated, asylum-seeking children in European Union Member States’. The report reveals many short comings and deficiencies in the care provided to asylum-seeking children in the European Union, with a dedicated section on health care. The report is based on face-to-face interviews with 336 children, as well as 302 adults responsible for their care in 12 EU Member States. The report contains ‘considerations’ as to how the needs of these children can be addressed, in order to facilitate their protection, against the background of the EU Commission’s announcement that it will be issuing shortly an Action Plan on Unaccompanied Minors. The full report is expected to be released in June 2010.

 

"With a 2010 health care budget of 3.6% of GDP, Romania comes last in the European Union in terms of health care financing. Moreover, since that the last trimester of 2009 was financed with credits from the 2010 budget, the real figure for this year is around 2.3%–2.6% of GDP. This money will only last until July 2010" stated the Romanian College of Physicians. Compounding the problem is the medical brain drain faced by Romania, which now has one of the lowest ratios of physicians per population in Europe. Complicating matters are informal payments to physicians for their services. Doctors find the compensation attractive because of low salaries. But the payments have had a dramatic impact on equity of access to services and the public image of doctors. Haivas I (2010), ‘Health care in Romania: Fighting collapse’, CMAJ, 2(182), pp. 654-655.

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