Medical humanitarianism, human rights and political advocacy: The case of the Israeli Open Clinic

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 839-845

  Gottlieb, Nora ^a   Filc, Dani ^b   Davidovitch, Nadav ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b Department of Politics and Government ^*  (Israel)

Author keywords

Access to healthcare; Asylum seekers; Human rights; Israel; Medical humanitarianism; Migrant workers; NGOs; Political advocacy

Indexed keywords

ADVOCACY; ASYLUM SEEKER; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMAN RIGHTS; MIGRANT WORKER; POLITICAL INTEGRATION; SERVICE PROVISION; SOCIAL JUSTICE; WELFARE IMPACT;

ARTICLE; FOREIGN WORKER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE CONCEPTS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; IMMIGRANT; ISRAEL; MEDICAL HUMANITARIANISM; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; POLITICAL ADVOCACY; POLITICS; REFUGEE; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

ALTRUISM; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; ISRAEL; POLITICS; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS;

ISRAEL;

EID: 84857456687     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.07.018     Document Type: Article

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