SIT Graduate Institute/SIT Study Abroad SIT Digital Collections Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection SIT Study Abroad Spring 2016 Migrant Access to Healthcare: A Study of Undocumented Migrant Access to Sexual Healthcare & Family Planning Services in Switzerland in 2016 Emily Egbert SIT Graduate Institute - Study Abroad Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection Part of the Diseases Commons, Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence Commons, Family, Life Course, and Society Commons, Health Policy Commons, and the Immigration Law Commons Recommended Citation Egbert, Emily, "Migrant Access to Healthcare: A Study of Undocumented Migrant Access to Sexual Healthcare & Family Planning Services in Switzerland in 2016" (2016). Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection. 2356. https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection/2356 This Unpublished Paper is brought to you for free and open access by the SIT Study Abroad at SIT Digital Collections. It has been accepted for inclusion in Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection by an authorized administrator of SIT Digital Collections. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Fall 08 Spring 16 Migrant Access to Healthcare: A Study of Undocumented Migrant Access to Sexual Healthcare & Family Planning Services in Switzerland in 2016 Emily Egbert Washington University in St. Louis Class of 2017 B.A. Candidate in Anthropology: Global Health and the Environment & French Independent Study Advisor: Dr. Astrid Stuckelberger Academic Director: Dr. Alexandre Lambert Abstract: The Swiss healthcare system has experienced a significant influx of vulnerable migrants over the past few years. This presents a challenge to providers and policy makers to account for and provide aid to these non- Swiss citizens, such as undocumented migrants (UDM), whose status and circumstances may impede their access to healthcare.