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Title: The Roma in Greece. History - Culture
Author(s): Miranta Terzopoulou Yannis Georgiou
Publication date: 1998
Country: Greece
Language: Greek
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Published by: The Ministry of Education and Religions. General secretariat of Adult further education. Bibliography:(1) Chapter 10. Health
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Summary (Description of the study and most relevant results): The book is a general document on the presence of Roma people in Greece throughout time. Chapter 10 refers to the health conditions of the Roma in Greece.
Reduction of Health Inequalities in the Roma Community
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Title: “The social characteristic of Roma of Ano Liosia Attikis region.
Author(s): Kokkinakis
Publication date: 1983
Country: Greece
Language: Greek
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Bibliography:(1) “Social Studies Journal“ 48: 110-121,1983
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Summary (Description of the study and most relevant results): In this study the social characteristics of Ano Liosia Roma were discussed. Data about housing , health and weltare provided to the Roma people of Ano Liosia were collected.
Reduction of Health Inequalities in the Roma Community
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Title: Program for the tent-dwelling Roma in Greece
Author(s): The Greek delegation of the NGO “Medecins du monde”
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Country: Greece
Language: Greek
Contact address Ms. E. Efthimiatou /Greek doctors of the world if more +301 8233653 information is required: (where applicable)
Published by: Unpublished data
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Summary (Description of the study and most relevant results): The Greek doctors of the world already from the summer of 1977 have began an initiative to determine the health and living conditions of the Roma people as well as to support them in many ways. The organization’s main focus are the tent – dwelling Roma of Aya Paraskevi, Chalandri, Aspropyrgos and Nea Zoe Aspropysgou Campsites (all within the greater Athens area) as well as these of Menemeni and Gallikos potamos Campsites nearby Thessaloniki (Nothern Greece). The data presented here come from the greater Athens area Campsites. The organization collected these data in order to determine the health needs of this population.
Reduction of Health Inequalities in the Roma Community
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Title: Ch. Roma and social exclusim in Dimensions of social exclusim in Greece.
Author(s): A. Mouheli
Publication date: 1996
Country: Greece
Language: Greek
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Published by: National Center of Social Research
Bibliography:(1) In Dimensions of social exclusion in Greece, Athens 1996, EKKE.
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Summary (Description of the study and most relevant results): The issue concerning the social exclusion of Gypsies has been examined in relation to their lack of access to social goods (i.e. education, employment, housing, health, welfare). In the last decades, the tendency for Gypsies to settle, has prompted some groups to establish improvised settlements for themselves on the outskirts of large cities, most of which lack essential facilities. Conflicts and rejection have been quite common phenomena among the surrounding inhabitants. The rate of illiteracy among the Gypsies is high – over 65% - while unemployment is also a major problem. Moreover the use of health services, social welfare and social security services has been considered inadequate. The state intervention policy – since the 80’s responsible institution has been the General Secretariat for Popular Training – concerning mainly education rather than employment, has been ineffective and has had a lot of organizational problems stemming from the malfunctioning of the Greek public sector. Proposals for policy intervention have focused on the aforementioned problems on the assumption that there is enough research on Gypsy culture and society, with the Gypsies themselves participating in the formation of specific policies.
Reduction of Health Inequalities in the Roma Community
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Title: Panhellenic Examination Study of Roma’s Social and Domestic Conditions and Needs Author(s): ROM Network
Publication date: December 2000
Country: Greece
Language: Greek
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Published by: Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Rom Network, O.P “Employment Strand Integra” Bibliography:(1) Chapter 6 “Health”
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Summary (Description of the study and most relevant results): This document is a Panhellenic Examination Study of Roma’s Social and Domestic Conditions and Needs and among other issues, it refers to Roma’s state of health too. More specifically, it refers to Roma’ s response to matters of preventive medication (vaccine etc.), hygiene observance, provisioning etc. The most usual diseases, from which Roma suffer, are also mentioned as well as their weekly food consumption.
Reduction of Health Inequalities in the Roma Community
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Title: The Roma in Greece: History and Contemporary Reality
Author(s): Hristo Kyuchukov, General Secretary National Union of Roma
Publication date: June 2002
Country: Greece
Language: Greek
Contact address http://www.greekhelsinki.gr/bhr/greek/articles_2002/roma-b.doc if more information is Telephone number: 3210-3472259 required: (where applicable)
Published by: Greek Team for the rights of Minorities
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Summary (Description of the study and most relevant results): This report refers to issues that concern Roma history and life. As far Roma’ s health is concerned, the report mentions that health is closely relevant to living conditions. The most of Roma live under perilous conditions near rubbish dumps and as a consequence they are continuously exposed to several types of microbes. Furthermore, as the lack of water and electricity makes every hygiene rule impossible to be followed, it is not weird why Roma’s health is in bad condition and why Roma live less than other people. It is also a fact that Roma have difficult access to sanitary treatment as they face a lot of prejudice and rejection by doctors and nurses. As a result they feel that they are not covered by the National Health Service. A reason that comes to be added to this situation is the Roma’s lack of the most basic legal documents, like identity cards etc.
Reduction of Health Inequalities in the Roma Community
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Title: People were vanished, rats remained
Author(s): Natasa Vourna
Publication date: Friday 24 December 1999
Country: Greece
Language: Greek
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Published by: “Avgi” newspaper
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Summary (Description of the study and most relevant results): The article refers to the interventions of the authorities against Roma communities living to Ano Liosia. As a result the settlement was divided and families were expelled to rubbish dumps of Ano Liosia, among rubbish and rats. The article also mentions that many Roma have injuries and bites caused by the rats.
Reduction of Health Inequalities in the Roma Community
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Title: THE NETWORK DROM CAMPAIGN FOR VACCINATION AGAINST HEPATITIS B OF NOMADIC GYPSIES, REFUGEES, FOREIGN IMMIGRANTS AND PRISON INMATES Author(s):
Publication date: June 25th 1998
Country: Greece-Thessalonica
Language: Greek
Contact address http://www.greekhelsinki.gr/greek/pressrelease/drom-jun98.html if more Telephone number: 287-186, fax 288-274 information is required: (where applicable)
Published by: DROM NETWORK
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Summary (Description of the study and most relevant results): This document has to do with a collection of articles that refer to the fact that tent dwellers suffer from hepatitis B as well as a series of suggestions addressed to the Greek government in order to treat these people as a group of people in high danger and include them a programme of vaccination.
Reduction of Health Inequalities in the Roma Community
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Title: Vasilis’ Paiteris interview for the Roma
Author(s): V. Dagounaki
Publication date: September 8, 2004
Country: Greece
Language: Greek
Contact address GREEK HELSINKI MONITOR (GHM) if more MINORITY RIGHTS GROUP – GREECE (MRG – G) information is Address: P.O. Box 60820, 15304 Glyka Nera required: Telephone: (+30-1) 347.22.59. Fax: (+30-1) 601.87.60. (where e-mail: [email protected] website: http://www.greekhelsinki.gr applicable)
Published by: Apogevmatini Newspaper
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Summary (Description of the study and most relevant results): In this interview, Vasilis Paiteiris, roma, who is now the chairman the Panhellenic Union of Roma, talks about Roma’s problems. He mentions, among other problems, the lack of water to the settlements and refers also to the huge number of rats and snakes that attack to the children of Roma. He underlines also that situation has the consequence of exclusion of Roma children from education, as people expel them because they are dirty.
Reduction of Health Inequalities in the Roma Community
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Title: Pictures of pauperisation were marked once again in Riganokampos, naked children in the cold Author(s): M. Rizoyanni
Publication date: 26/11/2004
Country: Greece
Language: Greek
Contact address GREEK HELSINKI MONITOR (GHM) if more MINORITY RIGHTS GROUP – GREECE (MRG – G) information is Address: P.O. Box 60820, 15304 Glyka Nera required: Telephone: (+30-1) 347.22.59. Fax: (+30-1) 601.87.60. (where e-mail: [email protected] website: http://www.greekhelsinki.gr applicable)
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Summary (Description of the study and most relevant results): Pictures of misery, unacceptable for raising children, were marked in Riganokampos by a delegation sent by the Ministry of Health accompanied by Volunteers “Samarites”, vaccinated tens of children. Those children were naked, barefoot, full of injuries and bites, caused by rats, on their legs and their heads. Living conditions were inhumane and perilous, as their tents were incapable to protect them from cold and rain. Furthermore their nutrition was poor and insufficient. The General Secretary of the Ministry announced the foundation of Medical Care Centre which is staffed with psychologists in order to prepare Roma children and their families for their attendance to school, in order to take care of children’s cleanliness and clothes.
Reduction of Health Inequalities in the Roma Community
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Title: Roma’s Squalid Living Conditions
Author(s): Rodi Kratsa
Publication date: 26 June 2001
Country: Greece
Language: Greek
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Published by: “XORA” Newspaper, weekly political newspaper AND “KERDOS” Newspaper, daily economic newspaper Bibliography:(1)
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Summary (Description of the study and most relevant results): The article refers to the fact that the member of EEC parliament Mrs Rodi Kratsa visited many Roma’s settlements in Greece and stated that, especially in the settlement of Spata, living conditions are inhumane and outrageous. The total lack of electricity, access to water and school as well as their being pushed into the background of social life. Furthermore mrs Kratsa reminded that the European Council representative had expressed her fears about the probable occurrence of toxic wastes in the subsoil dropped out by NATO.
Reduction of Health Inequalities in the Roma Community
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Title: Better Days for Roma in Trikala
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Publication date: Friday, 25 May 2001
Country: Greece
Language: Greek
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Published by: “TRIKALINA NEA” News Paper
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Summary (Description of the study and most relevant results): The article refers to the fact that the municipality of Trikala arrogates financial support from Government and Rom Network in order to continue implementing policies to improve Roma’ s state of living and health, constructing settlements with all the appropriate infrastructure, like street layout and blacktop, access to water, electricity and sewage system. Furthermore the article refers to the meeting that took place in Larisa where all mayors and prefects were informed about the National Plan of Roma’s Rehabilitation the directives of which refer to settlement, education, health, vocational training and rehabilitation.
Reduction of Health Inequalities in the Roma Community
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Title: Thirsty rouses Roma’s indignity
Author(s): Makis Nodaros
Publication date: 31 July 2001
Country: Greece
Language: Greek
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Published by: “ELEUTHEROTIPIA” Newspaper, daily political newspaper
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Summary (Description of the study and most relevant results): Roma sat in the town hall of municipality of Vochas in Zevgolatio, in Korinthia. They wanted to express, in this way, their indignity about the lack of water that has being existed for many years in their settlement, which is situated in the suburbs of the town. Roma, stated that they were indignant because of the indifference the pertinent authorities have shown for many years.
Reduction of Health Inequalities in the Roma Community
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Title: Approaching the minorities, the department of social actions of ANKA supports the settlements to Sofades and Karditsa Author(s): Theodosis Tsinas
Publication date: Saturday, 24 April 2004
Country: Greece
Language: Greek
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Published by: “EPIXEIRO” Newspaper
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Summary (Description of the study and most relevant results): ANKA taking advantage of the operational plan Multi-Roma-Action-Hellas found two Citizens Support Centres, the one in Sofades and the other one in Karditsa in order to enhance the living conditions of Greek Roma. These days, the department of social actions of ANKA continues the interventions in the Roma Community operating as a Roma Citizens Support Centre. Its interventions follows the axis of education, health and employment. The final goals of these interventions are the enhancement of Roma’s standard of living.
Reduction of Health Inequalities in the Roma Community
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Title: The evolution of “Medecins du monde”
Author(s): Georgia Dama
Publication date: 11/11/2004
Country: Greece
Language: Greek
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Published by: “ELEUTHEROTIPIA” Newspaper
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Summary (Description of the study and most relevant results): The members of the organisation PR.A.K.S.I.S are ambitious to be the interlocutors with the authorities in order to organise social as well as medical care interventions for Roma, prisoners, refugees etc., implementing several programmes, like constituting centres for free medical care and treatment, gynaecological examinations, psychological support services, in prisons etc.
Reduction of Health Inequalities in the Roma Community
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Title: They are in danger
Author(s): P.Georg.
Publication date: 24/12/2003
Country: Greece
Language: Greek
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Published by: “ELEUTHEROTIPIA” Newspaper
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Summary (Description of the study and most relevant results): The article refers to the ruination of the settlement of Roma in Nea Alikarnasos because of the bad weather. The only authority that looked after their serious problems was the General Directorate of the Prefecture of Crete, but even their help was not enough for the Roma of the region. The General Director Mr Th. Karountzos said that he would take care of the Roma and would try to do actions for their relocation to prefabricated houses.
Reduction of Health Inequalities in the Roma Community
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Title: Without water
Author(s): N. Theod.
Publication date: 22/05/2002
Country: Greece
Language: Greek
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Published by: “ELEUTHEROTIPIA” Newspaper
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Summary (Description of the study and most relevant results): The article refers to the lack of water that has been existing to the settlement of Roma in Tripolis for 10 days. Plates, glasses, clothes remain dirty and milk in powder for babies is diluted with rainwater. The reason for this situation was the fact that the mayor cut off their provision with running water with the vouch that the provision was illegal.
Reduction of Health Inequalities in the Roma Community
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Title: A baby died in the cold
Author(s):
Publication date: 10/12/2001
Country: Greece
Language: Greek
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Published by: “ELEUTHEROTIPIA” Newspaper
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Summary (Description of the study and most relevant results): A tow month bay died in a shanty of the roma settlement in Riganokampos of Patra by pneumonia because of the cold and the perilous living conditions. The shanties are full of holes on the roofs and it is impossible to protect people from cold and rain. Roms ask for prefabricated houses to be relocated.
Reduction of Health Inequalities in the Roma Community
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Title: Jesus Christ is being born in shacks .
Author(s): Eleni Vasilaki
Publication date: 1997
Country: Greece
Language: Greek
Contact address Web page: http://www.mesogios.gr/arxeio/1997/12/23/10.htm if more information is required: (where applicable)
Published by: MESOGHIOS NEWSPAPER OF HERAKLION-CRETE
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Summary (Description of the study and most relevant results): The article refers to the visit of a journalist to the Roma’s settlement in Nea Alikarnassos in Irakleion of Crete. Roma of the region live under inhumane conditions without running water, electricity, access to sewage system while they usually become witnesses of throwing rubbish next to their settlement as if nobody live there. Mr Kalamiotis also mentions that the place of the old tents is taken by newer shacks made of a few breeze blocks , plastic and whatever seemed to be suitable for constructing the shacks. Roma their own claim that cleanness is luxury for them and ask for their living in human conditions in place with all the appropriate drainage installations, access to running water and electricity.
Reduction of Health Inequalities in the Roma Community
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Title: Social Exclusion and Education- The case of linguistic minorities in West Thessaloniki Author(s): Dimitra Kogkidou, Evaggelia Tressou, George Tsiakalos
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Country: Greece
Language: Greek
Contact address Web page: http://www.eled.auth.gr/reds/txt/exclusion/excl_ekp_ktt.htm if more information is required: (where applicable)
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Bibliography:(1) Chapter 5 Educational Policy and Excluded Groups
Additional Bibliography:
Committee of European Communities (1992): "The community combats social marginalisation". European Issues, 4/1992.
Iliou, Maria (1984): "Educational and social dynamics". Athens: Publications Poria.
Karras, Nikos (1987): "The real movement or which revolution are we talking about". Aθήνα: Publications ODISSEAS
Koggidou, Dimitra& Paul Pantazis (1990): People with special needs and their families- Restrictions, Needs και Perspectives". Thessaloniki: Publications of the programme “Ftoxia 3”.
Tressou-Milona, Evaggelia (1992): "Teaching greek language to Rom children". to: School of English, Dept. of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics: "Proceedings. 6th International Symposium on the Description and/or Comparison of English". Thessaloniki: publications Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, pages 387-403.
Tsiakalos George (1985): "Problems of Education in immigrants society". to: Greek Academic Union of Western Europe’ : "The Greek Diaspora in Western στη ∆υτική Eυρώπη". Athens: publications Σ.∆. Vasilopoulos.
Fragoudaki Anna (1985): "Sociology of Education- Theories for social inequality in school". Athens: Publications Papazisi.
Binbaum, Martin L., Mary Gay Harm, Selma B. Ortof (1967): "The content for training in project ENABLE". Child Study Association of America.
Braddock, Clayton (1967): "The Poor Bring Forth a Boon"". Southern Education Report, October 1967.
Kongidou, Dimitra & Georgios Tsiakalos (1992): "Praktische Modelle antirassistischer Arbeit"". In: Rudolf Leiprecht (Hg.): Unter Anderen - Rassismus und Jugendarbeit". Duisburg: DISS, S. 63-76.
Myers, Robert (1992): "The Twelve Who Survive - Strengthening Programmes of Early Childhood Development in the Third World". London and New York: Routledge.
Shostak, Arthur B. (1970): "Old Problems and New Agencies - How Much Change?". In: Warner Bloomberg,Jr. and Henry J. Schmandt (Eds.): "Urban Poverty - Its Social and Political Dimensions". Beverly Hills, California: Sage Publications. pp. 339-370.
Skutnabb-Kangas, Tove (1981): "Bilingualism or Not - The Education of Minorities". Clevedon, Avon: Multilingual Matters.
Tsiakalos, Georgios (1992): "Five Assertions for a Policy to overcome Social Exclusion within the EC". In: Commission of the European Communities: "Combating Social Exclusion, Fostering Integration". Brussels.
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Summary (Description of the study and most relevant results): This document refers to Social Exclusion and Education concerning several social groups. Among other issues mentioned the document refers to Roms and People from Pontus. More Specifically chapter 5.1 refers to Roms who live in Western Thessaloniki and describes their living conditions. It is mentioned that these people live near Dentropotamos river, something that shows from itself the perilous living conditions. The low level of the ground where Roms live is the main reason of frequent bloods and severe problems of high level humidity inside the shacks. Furthermore, there is no electricity, no access to running water and to sewage system whereas simultaneously there is air pollution as the settlement is situated close to the biggest installations of Cheical Industry of North Greece. The topic of the document refers also to the fact that Roms of this region face several health problems that the non Roma residents do not face. Only 63% of Roma children are vaccinated and this is supposed to be the result of lack of information about the necessity of vaccination in small ages.
Reduction of Health Inequalities in the Roma Community
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Title: Greece: Roma a “Health Hazard” Victim of Institutionalised Apartheid
Author(s): Panayote Dimitras, Spokesperson Greek Helsinki Monitor
Publication date: 20 September 2001
Country: Greece
Language: Greek
Contact address GREEK HELSINKI MONITOR (GHM) if more MINORITY RIGHTS GROUP – GREECE (MRG – G) information is Address: P.O. Box 60820, 15304 Glyka Nera required: Telephone: (+30-1) 347.22.59. Fax: (+30-1) 601.87.60. (where e-mail: [email protected] website: http://www.greekhelsinki.gr applicable)
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Summary (Description of the study and most relevant results): Josephine Verspaget, Chair of the Specialist Group on Roma/ Gypsies of the Council of Europe, at the end of the Group’s June 2001 three-day stay in Athens, that included visits to Roma Settlements in Aspropyrgos, Halandri, Marousi (Olympic Stadium), and Spata, stated that there are conditions of institutionalised Apartheid for many Roma, when they are forcefully settled in segregated areas far away from the rest of society. Josephine Verspaget also underlined the fact that Roma of Spata were settled in a former NATO waste dump, possibly contaminated with toxic waste. There is no electricity and generally the living conditions are totally squalid. The same situation was noticed in the settlement of Aspropyrgos where apart from the lack of water and electricity there were barefoot children with skin diseases and no access to school.
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Title: Study of the impact of vroghiolitis to children population to the prefecture of Rodopi. Author(s): Sxinia Maria, Kravana Georgia, Almanidis Thomas, Kifnidou Elenh, Katerinakis Kostas, Pantazi Anna
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Country: Greece
Language: Greek
Contact address Web page: http://utopia.duth.gr/~iandroul/synedrio5a.html if more information is required: (where applicable)
Published by: Pediatric clinic of the General Hospital of Komotini
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Summary (Description of the study and most relevant results): The study was designed in order to examine the frequency of vroghiolitis in the prefecture of Komotini and its impact to the population groups that live to the region. The material of study was 3107 children who came to the clinic with vroghiolitis symptoms during the last 8 years. Children were divided into three population groups. The majority of the patients, according to the statistical data presented to the this study, belong to Roma population.
Reduction of Health Inequalities in the Roma Community
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Title: Nakos mentions a new beginning for the solution of Roma’ s problems in Greece Author(s): Th. Nakos, under-secretary of Hellenic Ministry of the Interior, Public Administration and Decentralisation
Publication date: Suturday, 26 June 2004
Country: Greece
Language: Greek
Contact address Web page: http://www.disability.gr/portal/modules.php if more information is required: (where applicable)
Published by: DISABLED.GR
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Summary (Description of the study and most relevant results): Mr Th. Nakos, under- secretary of Hellenic Ministry of the Interior, Public Administration and Decentralisation, speaking to the meeting that Rom Network organised mentioned that the government were committed to support programmes aim to the development and improvement of Roma’s living conditions. Mr Nakos referred also to the integrated action programme for Greek Roma’s social incorporation as well as to the need for cooperation with the Hellenic Ministry of Health and Welfare in order to accelerate the process of creating the sociomedical centres. Priority will be given to municipalities where housing interventions already take place, in order to ensure that each organised settlement has a contemporary sociomedical centre for public health issues, preventive medicine, vaccination, confrontation of urgent incidence, etc.
Reduction of Health Inequalities in the Roma Community
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Title: Scrap Heap for people
Author(s):
Publication date: 16/6/2001
Country: Greece
Language: Greek
Contact address Web page: http://www.iopress.gr/mikro2001/mikro20010616.htm if more information is required: (where applicable)
Published by: Eleftherotipia Newspaper
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Summary (Description of the study and most relevant results): Mr Dimitris Dousas, educator and writer, explains the reason why he believes that the resettlement of the Roma population of Karditsa to Mavrika region close to the rubbish dump is unacceptable. He claims that the local authorities of Karditsa tried to create a settlement for Roma near to the biological cleaning installations, a place absolutely inappropriate and unsanitary to live. Finally, the authorities decided to send them to settlement close to the local rubbish dump. The selection of that region is totally unacceptable as people living there may breath dioxine, produced by rubbish, a dangerous thing for their health. Irrigation canals are close to the settlement, something very dangerous as they might cause drownings. The region usually floods and become dangerous for those living there. A small roma child has already been drown in the river and the other three ones hopefully escaped the danger. Mr Dimitris Dousas worns that if these people continue live there and no authority takes care of them, more drownings will happen.
Reduction of Health Inequalities in the Roma Community
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Title: Remarks on the exhibition of the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the application of the international treaty for the economics, social and political rights. Author(s):
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Country: Greece
Language: Greek
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Published by: National Committee for Human Rights.
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Summary (Description of the study and most relevant results): The document presents the remarks made to the exhibition of the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the application of the international treaty for the economics, social and political rights. Among other issues the document refers to the housing problem of Roma, the educational problem and the situation of Roma’s health. The bad living conditions are described as well as the percentage of Roma population exposed to Hepatitis and their possibility to access healthcare services.
Reduction of Health Inequalities in the Roma Community
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Title: Analytical presentation of measures for social incorporation.
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Country: Greece
Language: Greek
Contact address Web page: if more http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/news/2001/jun/gr_metra_gr.p information is df. required: (where applicable)
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Summary (Description of the study and most relevant results): The document presents the measures and targets for social incorporation. Target 3 presents the actions to be made for the social incorporation of those people who are the most susceptible. This category includes also Roma population. The actions that are to be taken for the social incorporation of these people refer to an integrated programme of actions for Roma which foresees the education of Roma, housing, health and medical care as well as their social incorporation.
Reduction of Health Inequalities in the Roma Community
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Title: European Network for cooperation and exchange to issues concerning social exclusion and health matters of migrants. Apostolos’ Kapsalis National Report Author(s): Apostolos Kapsalis
Publication date: June 2003
Country: Greece
Language: Greek
Contact address Web page: http://www.antigone.gr/Health_report.doc. if more information is required: (where applicable)
Published by: European Network for cooperation and exchange to issues concerning social exclusion and health matters of migrants. Bibliography:(1)
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Summary (Description of the study and most relevant results): The report refers to the socially susceptible groups and the social exclusion they face. Roma belong to such a group. The report refers (among other groups and issues) to the legal framework and reality face Roma, trying having access to Healthcare services. Furthermore, the report refers to the impact to Roma’s health as they face social exclusion. Many diseases Roma suffer from are also mentioned.
Reduction of Health Inequalities in the Roma Community
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Title: Roma in Greece
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Country: Greece
Language: Greek
Contact address Web page : http://www.nelekav.gr/romes/romes_gr/arxeia/gr_1.htm if more information is required: (where applicable)
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Summary (Description of the study and most relevant results): The article refers to Roma and especially to those living to the prefecture of Imathia. The article mentions that Greek Roma have the the lowest level of living conditions and education and they are called “Fourth World”. Furthermore the article refers to Roma’s work, housing of Roma living to the prefecture of Imathia, health and social condition. The topic of housing refers to the lack of facilities like electricity, running water, bathroom etc while the topic concerning health mentions that a small number of Roma are rudimentarily covered by the existing health system. Moreover a small number of Roma population uses traditional ways of treatment in order to confront several diseases. Finally the same topic refers to the bad hygiene conditions of Roma families in their settlements something that leads also to school exclusion and discriminations.
Reduction of Health Inequalities in the Roma Community
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Title: System of Administration, Evaluation, Auditing and Process of application of action “Defense-Development of Health and social Incorporation of Greek Roma” co financed by the European Social Fund, in the line of the peripherical operational programmes, Community Support Framework III Author(s):
Publication date: 2/10/2002
Country: Greece
Language: Greek
Contact address A. Giantsiou if more Telephone Number: 3210 5271 414 information is Telefax: 3210 5271 420 required: Email: [email protected] (where Address: 23-25 Agisilaou St applicable) Post Cosde: 10436 Athens Published by: Hellenic Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, General Directorate of the administration of communal and other assets, Special Service of coordination & supervision of actions European Social Fund Bibliography:(1)
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Summary (Description of the study and most relevant results): Ministers’ decision refers to the actions decided to be taken in order to incorporate Roma population in Society and protect their rights to access public healthcare services.