The precarious do not have access to care, according to the new report from the non-governmental organization Médecins du Monde. Vaccination, screening, and health coverage, the poorest are not medically monitored.
Women, first affected by the lack of access to healthcare
The report reveals that only 29% of 25-65 year olds have already spent a smear cervico-vaginal during their life, that is to say three times less than the French average. And only 12% of women of childbearing age have access to a contraception, or five times less than the average.
The NGO observed that among pregnant women, barely 40% of them have had access to antenatal care, while 14% have a history of pregnancies at risk.
The report also indicates that only 5.3% of them are medically covered and almost half show a delay in pregnancy monitoring.
Too few screenings
In 2016, only 21% of adults seen for medical consultations in Médecins du Monde centers had been screened for hepatitis and 26% for the HIV.
“When you don’t know where you are going to sleep at night or what you are going to eat, how can you take care of your health and take a preventive approach?”, Emphasizes Dr Françoise Sivignon, president of the organization. .
Too low vaccination coverage
The report indicates that less than one in two people over the age of 15 received at Médecins du Monde centers in France is up to date with their vaccinations against tetanus, diphtheria, polio and BCG, and less than one in three for measlesmumps-rubella (MMR), whooping cough and hepatitis. Children are also affected by this low vaccination rate.
In its report, the NGO calls on the public authorities to make access to healthcare for the most vulnerable a priority.
“Faced with the renunciation of the most precarious care, the deputies must make access to the most precarious care a priority, a reality. They must respond to this social emergency from this budget,” insists Dr. Sivignon.
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