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    Migrant Health: Connecting Migrants With The Mainstream Healthcare System in Israel

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    An initiative to help Eritrean and other African migrants with connecting to the mainstream healthcare system in Israel.

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    An initiative to help Eritrean and other African migrants with connecting to the mainstream healthcare system in Israel.

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    An initiative to help Eritrean and other African migrants with connecting to the mainstream healthcare system in Israel.

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    Migrant Health: Connecting Migrants With The Mainstream Healthcare System in Israel

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    An initiative to help Eritrean and other African migrants with connecting to the mainstream healthcare system in Israel.

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    Connecting migrants with the mainstream healthcare system

    Background
    African migrants in Israel
    56,000 (mostly in Tel-Aviv, mostly Eritreans) 76% Males 20-40 (young and healthy) Legally: allowed to work (supreme court decision)

    What happens when they get sick?


    2 free clinics (Only primary care, volunteers-based, no referral capacity) Emergency room (Unpaid bills, additional workload)

    Unique Service
    Group solidarity
    To drive a large cohort of new members to a HMO

    Financially sustainable
    Pay affordable premium to receive comprehensive health insurance equivalent to Israeli citizens A sustainable funding source

    Community Based Health Extension


    Presence (CHW) in the community to reduce misuse of health services, to be close to our members, tangible service

    Long Term Vision


    Scalable model - implementation in other developed nations grappling with the shifting paradigm of global migration

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