Two Years into Pandemic: Time to Work on Universal Health Coverage for Migrant Workers
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As we commemorate 2 years into Covid-19 pandemic, this public health crisis really emphasizes the need of Universal Health Coverage. Access to comprehensive, high quality and appropriate health services is a very fundamental right for every human being, and they should be provided to everyone regardless of who you are, where you are. All people should have access to healthcare whenever they need it, without any financial hardship.
Unfortunately, migrant workers have a lot of barriers to overcome when accessing healthcare. In a lot of cases, migrant workers are excluded from the health system in both home and host societies. So even if the society have a very comprehensive health system for its citizen, in a lot of cases, migrant workers are excluded.
Why is this happening? What are the root causes? Who are the actors responsible for this particular discriminatory situation faced by migrant workers for a very long time?
If you are interested in knowing more about this topic, listen to this VOICESEA Podcast conversation with Adeline Tinessia, the lead researcher of BEBESEA’s latest research on the health protection for migrant workers. Don’t miss it!
Also, join our report launching event "Two Years Into Pandemic: Advocating Health Protection & Eliminating Excessive Placement and Recruitment Fees of Migrant Workers in Southeast and East Asia" on 10 March 2022 to learn more. Event details: https://bit.ly/SPPFPublicDiscussion Registration: https://bit.ly/HealthProtection18
“Proposed Guideline to Protect Migrant Workers’ Rights during Public Heath Crisis” by BEBESEA: https://bebesea.org/2021/04/proposed-guideline-to-protect-migrant-workers-rights-during-public-health-crisis/
This episode is sponsored by the Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF).
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