Your Health, your RightsSexual and Reproductive Health Services

for Immigrant Women in Madrid

The right to health for immigrantsIn the Community of Madrid, health is a right for all people regardless of sex, race, language, religion, political opinions, personal and social conditions. Access to health is guaranteed to foreigners from non European countries, no matter if they have Spanish nationality or valid residence permit. However, there are differences in the right of access to services depending the state of the foreign person:

Foreigners with permission of habitual residence and their children have equal treatment, equal rights and full equality of access to health services compared to Spanish citizens. Holders of an authorization to reside in Spanish territory (residence permit) foreigners may hold the insured status provided they prove that not exceed the limit of certain income regulations. To access the services you need to enroll in the Health Service the Community of Madrid.

The foreigner without residence permits, not registered or authorized as residents in Spain they receive all kinds of collecting health care in the portfolio of services of the National Health System. With the card can go to primary care centers and hospitals. Also ensures other services: protection of pregnancy and maternity, child health, immunizations, preventive treatment, diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases.

Health immigrant womenThe Spanish legislation guarantees all Spanish or foreign women - the right to health care. In particular, all women are entitled to maternity protection, even if they are not in possession of a residence permit.

Immigrant women and their children can be met in Madrid in two health resources:

• Maybe go to Primary Care Centers Madrid Health Service. The Community of Madrid has made available to citizens the opportunity to choose a family doctor, pediatrician and nursing professional primary care as well as hospital and medical specialist in Specialized Care. You can order the card form, online by free choice web service, or in, going to health center where the professional chosen works.

• Can Go to the Municipal Health Centers dependent the City Council. African women can use these gynecology services in family planning programs that them provide contraception, pregnancy monitoring, post-natal care, prevention of diseases sexually.

In the case of victims of traditional practices in their home countries can go to doctor to assess their problems and derive according their needs the services of gynecology own health center or hospital referral, they do not have specific programs on FGM but increasingly training of medical professionals makes possible know how intervene both with women and with girls at risk.

In cases where she suspected a risk for the protection of African girls from countries where traditional practices harmful to health continue to be carried out, the municipal police, through their Guardianship Service and the Family Care and Protection Unit, Puts it into operation.

With the increase in the number of foreigners in Spain, services dedicated to the health of immigrant women have also begun to be from Karibu or private organizations such as Medicos del Mundo. The aim is facilitate access to health services for mothers and children by women of all backgrounds, taking into account the language and differences. Cultural In these centers the staff is trained to meet the specific needs of migrant women - including those related to traditional practices, there presence of cultural mediators).

In the cases would produce a risk to the protection of African girls from countries where they still perform traditional practices and run some risk municipal police through its service agents Guardians and Care Unit and Family Protection .

In cases of risk to the woman there a comprehensive care network for Gender Violence of the Community of Madrid through the Municipal points Gender Violence Observatory with counseling, referral and support to girls at risk of FGM.

AFTER - Against FGM. Empowerment and Rejection Project JUST / 2014 / RDAP/ AG / HARM / 8001. This Fact Sheet has been prepared with the financial support of the Rights, Equality and Citizenship (REC) of the European Union. The contents of this data sheet are Responsibility of ActionAid International Italia Onlus and the partners of the project and can not In no way reflect the views of the European Commission.

Health services Among the services to which they can turn for advice, access information, medical services or report possible risks of African girls we can identify:

• Madrid Health Service. More information phone 012 and by mail sanidadinforma@salud.madrid.org. Comprehensive care network for Gender Violence Community of Madrid.

• Municipal Institute of Health. More information: Avenida Mediterraneo, 62. 28007 Madrid. Telephone 914 801 339 / 914 801 393

AFTER is a project co-financed by the Rights, Equality and Citizenship Program (REC) of the European Union. For more information, visit our website: afterwomen.eu Or contact us: EUProjects.ita@actionaid.org / simetrias@simetrias.es

Other services and cultural mediation• Office of Citizens Care Municipal Police. Villaverde (largest African

population with Madrid Centro). More information District: Carretera de Carabanchel one Villaverde, 105, 28021. Phone: 917 100 141.

• Equality spaces Madrid City Council. For more information: Centro Maria Zambrano, Calle Rafael Calvo, 6, 28015 Madrid. Phone 915 43 03 85. http://www.madrid.es

• CenterSocial Community Casino Queen is the reference center where the Health Board meets to work issues relating to FGM. More information: Street Casino, 3, 28005, attention 8:00 22:00. Ambassadors and Lavapies Metro. Phone 917 330 258.

• Participation and Integration Centres of the Community of Madrid.CEPI. Where immigrants who come to demand the report on social roots. More information: C / Nuestra Señora del Carmen 17. Phone: 913 981 833.

Specialized associations collaborating with Symmetries in AFTER:

• Karibu Association, collaborate with organizing AFTER four paths of empowerment for women in 2017. More information: C / Santa Engracia, 40 Hours: 10 to 13 and from 17 to 20 91 553 18 73 / 609 182 509. Department of Women http://www.asociacionkaribu.org

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