Migrants' health and access to healthcare in the Czech Republic

Abstract

The article is dealing with current state of Czech health policy in relation to migration.Some health risks connected to migration are discussed. Authors concluded that the most urgent problem of Czech health policy in relation to migrants remains the insufficient guarantee of legal entitlement to health care.

This concerns a large group of migrants with long-term residence, since the current legal regulation is disadvantageous to migrants coming from countries outside the EU.

Keywords

• public health
• migration
• health status
• access to healthcare
• general health insurance
• private health insurance