[Strengthening of social laws and the health of asylum seekers].
Limited access to care due to the new laws and to the patient's state of deprivation can prevent the physician from fulfilling his main duty: to respect principals of medical ethics, and to make the patient feels better without causing harm. In which case, the doctor could become an accomplice of the patient's state of deprivation. A local interdisciplinary working group defined medical criteria for asylum seekers in the Canton of Vaud which justifies health insurance coverage and/or accommodation adapted to the patient's state of health. The hardening of laws contributes to increase the anxiety of uncertainty and social stigmatization. Such sufferings open onto devastating health problems, particularly concerning mental health.
Bodenmann
Patrick
P
Centre de santé infirmier, PMU, Lausanne. Patrick.Bodenmann@hospvd.ch
Diserens
Esther-Amélie
EA
Marguerat-Bouché
Isabelle
I
Elghezouani
Abdelhak
A
Pasche
Christope
C
Puig
Francisco
F
Vannotti
Marco
M
D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D011057:Politics; D012036:Refugees; D035862:Vulnerable Populations