An Italian medical NGO, the
International Health Observatory (OIS), on Wednesday presented a
new program to train Italy's medical personnel to better handle
newly arrived asylum seekers from Africa and the Middle East.
The project fielded by the OIS is called Border Health
Care and would train Italian and foreign doctors on
immigration-related health issues.
The OIS came up with it after a survey showed that 37.7% of
Italian doctors aged under 40 also donate their time as
volunteers, and 89% asked for more training in medical ethics.
"We also want to coordinate medical presence in migrant
reception centers, prioritizing the needs of women and children,
in cooperation with the relevant ministries," said OIS
scientific committee chair Giuseppe Petrella.
"We need more bridges with Euro-Mediterranean countries,"
said Dr. Foad Aodi, president of the Association of Foreign
Doctors in Italy".
"We need more training for our doctors who are battling
against time in countries such as Libya, Yemen, or Syria, and we
also need to send more delegations of doctors to our countries
of origin".
"Italy is doing a great job and is an example to the rest
of Europe," Aodi added.
"But it can do more".
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