MOBILE HEALTH AND SCREENING UNIT

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What the service does

Safetynet’s Mobile Health and Screening Unit (MHSU) is a new service provided by Safetynet in partnership with HSE Social Inclusion. The MHSU will provide health services and screening services initially to vulnerable migrants and later other vulnerable groups. The MHSU aims to complement current health services, identify and treat health problems and reduce threats from communicable diseases. It aims to facilitate integration of specific population groups including asylum seekers to mainstream services. This will be a national service delivered throughout Ireland by means of a vehicle specifically designed and equipped with XRay and consultation room.

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Most recently the service integrated the health care needs of 214 Syrian refugees into Ballaghadereen in County Roscommon.

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Who does it serve? (Target groups)

Refugees and Relocated Migrants

Other Vulnerable Migrants at Risk (including Roma & Asylum Seekers)

Homeless persons

Irish Travellers

Illicit Drug Users

Prisoners