Is health a right for all? An umbrella review of the barriers to health care access faced by migrants

Objective. To synthesise the scientific evidence concerning barriers to health care access faced by migrants. We sought to critically analyse this evidence with a view to guiding policies. Design. A systematic review methodology was used to identify systematic and scoping reviews which quantitatively or qualitatively analysed data from primary studies. The main variables analysed were structural and contextual barriers (health system organisation) as well as individual (patients and providers). The quality of evidence from the systematic reviews was critically appraised. From 2674 reviews, 79 were retained for further scrutiny, and finally 9 met the inclusion criteria. Results. The structural barriers identified were the lack of health insurance and the high cost of drugs (non-universal health system) and organisational aspects of health system (social insurance system and national health system). The individual barriers were linguistic and cultural. None of the reviews provided a quality appraisal of the studies. Conclusions. Barriers to health care for migrants range from entitlement in non-universal health systems to accessibility in universal ones, and determinants of access to the respective health services should be analysed within the corresponding national context. Generate social and institutional changes that eliminate barriers to access to health services is essential to ensure health for all.

Assessment of rural nonpoint source pollution : a model based on the Universal soil loss equation /

Mode of access: Internet.

The Century dictionary and cyclopedia; a work of universal reference in all departments of knowledge with a new atlas of the world.

v. 1-8. The Century dictionary ... prepared under the superintendence of William Dwight Whitney.--v. 9. The Century cyclopedia of names ... ed. by Benjamin E. Smith.--v. 10. The Century atlas of the world, prepared under the superintendence of Benjamin E. Smith.

Universal author repertoire of Italian essay literature,

Mode of access: Internet.

Uncle Sam's bible, or, The universal diagnosis /

"The origin, nature, and destiny of matter, man and things."

Universal declaration of human rights; its origins, significance, and interpretation

Cover title

Implementing universal newborn hearing screening programs : early identification of hearing loss.

Shipping list no.: 99-0282-P.

Arts revealed, and universal guide : containing many rare and invaluable recipes and directions for the use of families, from the best authorities.

Includes sections on household hints, etiquette, needlework, home remedies, medicinal plants, diseases in children, first aid, and cake baking. Sample recipes: Common twist or cough candy, Crullers, Rich bride cake.

Universal album of 200 jigs, reels, hornpipes, etc. for the piano

Publisher's plate no.: 15376-89.

The universal library of music : graded masterpieces in pianoforte compositions /

v. 1-6. Instrumental -- v.7. Vocal.

Encyclopädie der gesammten musikalischen Wissenschaften : oder Universal-lexicon der Tonkunst /

Mode of access: Internet.

Journal encyclopédique ou universal.

"Ce journal ... dont [Pierre] Rousseau rédigea les 28 premières livraisons parut depuis le 1er janvier 1756, jusqu'au 9 novembre 1793, époque à laquelle il se fondit dans l'Esprit des journaux. Rousseau eut pour collaborateurs un grand nombre d'écrivains, parmi les quels nous nommerons: J. d'Alembert, A. J. D. Bassinet, A. Bret ... J. L. Castilhon ... S. R. N. Chamfort ... etc." - Le Bibliophile belge, 3. année, p. 112.

Ready reference : the universal cyclopµdia ; containing everything that everybody wants to know /

Includes index.

Bulletin des sciences agricoles et économiques. Quatrième section du Bulletin universal des sciences et de l'industrie,

Editors: v. 1-6, A. Sénac.--v. 10-19, J.J. Jung.

A dictionary of dates relating to all ages and nations : for universal reference ; comprehending remarkable occurrences, ancient and modern ... /

Includes index.