Roma Health
Working towards a Europe where all Roma can benefit from an improved standard of physical, mental and social well-being to contribute to the development of their home communities and host societies.
Publications
Closing the life expectancy gap of Roma in Europe
Post-2020 EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies
EPHA’s Response to EU Evaluation of the National Roma Integration Strategies
Latest Developments
Mission 1000: Midwives help with antenatal care and care of babies in Slovakia
Roma Health Mediators help mothers from marginalised communities during their pregnancy and after childbirth.
National Roma Strategic Framework: health and housing targets should be clearly defined by Member States
Recommendations for the inclusion of marginalised Roma communities at national and European level.
Health Inequalities and the social determinants of health: a synopsis report of 2021
EPHA’s health inequalities advocacy during 2021: protecting children, the Roma community and vaccine equity during the pandemic.
Analysis & Opinion
National Roma Strategic Framework: health and housing targets should be clearly defined by Member States
Recommendations for the inclusion of marginalised Roma communities at national and European level.
The 14th Platform for Roma Inclusion – an opportunity to bring inequalities to the political agenda
How the Platform for Roma Inclusion can reduce health and social inequalities exacerbated by the pandemic.
The barriers facing Roma in accessing COVID-19 vaccines in North Macedonia
The difficulties in accessing COVID-19 vaccines for Roma living in North Macedonia
Roma Health Network
The Roma Health Network strives to close the gap in health between Roma and non-Roma by tackling the uneven distribution of environmental and social determinants responsible for physical and mental health and wellbeing.
By our Roma Fellows
More Roma professionals are needed to improve healthcare for Roma
A new briefing makes the case for a new approach to tackling anti-gypsyism and improving Ronma health in Slovakia
Benefitting children, parents and community: the Sure Start Programme in Hungary
The positive effects are already observed in local kindergartens with children showing improvement in social skills, adaptability, vocabulary and mobility.
Free dental medicine for children from disadvantaged families
Why must children suffer from infected teeth because they are poor and their families receive social welfare?
