Healthcare access among sub-Saharan migrants and refugees in Tunisia: an interpretative qualitative study
Our study underscores the complex interplay of structural and individual barriers to accessing healthcare for migrants in Tunisia. Addressing these challenges requires culturally sensitive policies, multilingual resources, simplified administrative processes, and expanded health insurance coverage. Strengthening collaboration between NGOs, healthcare providers, and policymakers is essential to ensure equitable healthcare access for migrants.
Authors
- Stella Evangelidou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7107-3229)
- Bouchra Assarag (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3535-7141)
- Dominik Zenner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9200-6180)
- Adel Khelifi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7844-9452)
- Anna Deal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6168-6542)
- Taha Maatoug
- Farah Seedat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3563-7875)
- Ana Requena‐Méndez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4422-241X)
- Wejdène Mansour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9030-2533)
- Anissa Ouahchi
- Ali Mtiraoui
- Mohamed Douagi
Institutions
- St George's, University of London (GB)
- Queen Mary University of London (GB)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Centro de Investigación en Red en Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (ES)
- National Sanitation Utility (TN)
- Ministère de la Santé (MA)
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (ES)
- National Office of Mines (TN)
- Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ES)
- Universitat de Barcelona (ES)
- University of Sousse (TN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medicine
- Published
- 2025-10-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-04383-6
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31
Funders
- Karolinska Institutet
- Fundación Bancaria Caixa d'Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona