Following #UHCDay, we are talking this week about #HealthForAll and what DOTW does to work towards a truly universal health service.

Did you know that DOTW offers specialist support for women, children, and families through a weekly dedicated service?
We do this because refugee and migrant women face a higher risk of domestic and sexual violence throughout their lives, and this has a detrimental impact on their health #HealthForAll
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More than 90% of the women DOTW supports have no access to healthcare due to a range of factors including the impact of poverty, the hostile environment and fear of accessing services, homelessness, chaotic living situations, and language barriers #HealthForAll
Migrant women have disproportionately poor pregnancy outcomes compared to the wider UK population, with black women four times as likely to die in childbirth as white women #HealthForAll
The majority of pregnant women we see are late to access antenatal care and are isolated. They are faced with huge NHS bills as soon as they have delivered their baby.

At a time when they may be emotionally and physical vulnerable, this is even more horrific #HealthForAll
The women we see in our clinic have no means to pay such huge bills and are forced into extreme financial instability and puts them at risk of exploitation #HealthForAll
Our ground-breaking research evidences the impact that the laws on NHS charging have on our patients #HealthForAll

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We provide women and families with clinical appointments and casework support to access antenatal care, terminations of pregnancy, GP registration, social services support and foodbank vouchers #HealthForAll
We also provide free prescriptions, point of care HIV testing and STI screening and refer to local community groups. In 2020 and 2021 the project has supported over 800 women, at least 10% of whom have been pregnant. #HealthForAll
You can support the women, children, and families clinic this Christmas by donating to our Christmas Appeal. This will ensure that we can keep these vital services running throughout 2022
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16 Dec
COVID-19 has shone a light on why a truly universal NHS is vital. We cannot have members of our community too scared or unable to access the healthcare that could prevent serious harm and save their lives #HealthForAll
COVID-19 does not discriminate. Yet nearly two years on since the beginning of the pandemic, too many people are still being excluded from NHS services.

A health system that leaves the most vulnerable groups at risk is a health system in crisis.
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This is why DOTW has produced translated resources on COVID-19, and much more, in over 60 languages. We believe that no one should be denied access to vital healthcare information #HealthForAll doctorsoftheworld.org.uk/translated-hea… Image
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13 Dec
Following #UHCDay and as part of our week looking at Universal Health Coverage, what it means, and how we work towards it, today we are sharing work we have done to improve access to information on COVID-19 and the vaccine #HealthForAll
Since the beginning of the pandemic, DOTW has worked to improve access to COVID services, including the vaccines for people who have historically being excluded from mainstream healthcare services #HealthForAll
We are only safe when we are all safe.

That’s why we created an information hub, which has been visited more than 15k times so far. It contains internal and external resources that have been downloaded more than 80k times doctorsoftheworld.org.uk/what-we-stand-… #HealthForAll
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16 Nov
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Our Head of Policy and Advocacy, Anna Miller, and Head of Services, Amardeep Kamboz are at the High Court. DOTW are represented by @BhattMurphy @DoughtyStPublic and @Landmark_LC.
DOTW has been granted permission to intervene in this judicial review that challenges the lawfulness of an NHS Trust’s decision to deny scheduled haemodialysis under the NHS (Charging of Overseas Visitors) Regulations 2017.
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Hi, I’m @NikkiKF, a GP & NHS England’s Director of Primary Care. 👋

I can't wait to take you on my virtual @LondonMarathon! Over the next 3 days, I'll be sharing regular updates as I walk 60 miles from London to Newbury.

Keep reading to see my route! 🗺 #VLM Image
My destination: Greenham Common, where my dad spent 6mths in a refugee camp in 1972.

I'm doing this walk for @DOTW_UK, a medical charity that helps refugees & other excluded groups to access healthcare.

Together, we can raise funds & awareness for this great cause!#The40thRace Image
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📞 National helpline
📢 Advocacy work
🌍 International programmes (as Médecins du Monde)

Find out more: doctorsoftheworld.org.uk/who-we-are/
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Ensuring those in immediate need of assistance get medical care is a priority for our team on Lesvos. Image
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Our staff have repeatedly been denied access to Moria camp, as well as the overflow site, Kara Tepe, so have been forced to examine patients on the road. Image
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It's important that everyone knows how to take care of their mental health during #COVID19. 🧠

RT to help us overcome language barriers: doctorsoftheworld.org.uk/wellbeing-guid… Image
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It’s really important that we take care of our health and wellbeing as much as possible.
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Remember, it is OK not to feel OK, and you are not alone, we are here to help.
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