MEDU is a democratic, non-profit organization independent of political, trade union, religious, and ethnic affiliations. Founded in Rome in 2004, MEDU aims to provide healthcare to vulnerable populations in Italy and abroad, while also denouncing human rights violations, particularly those related to exclusion from the right to health. MEDU operates in Rome and Florence through its Mobile Clinics, offering primary healthcare and providing information on the right to health and access to care.
Target Group- Person with serious illnesses
- Physical illness
- Chronic conditions
- Substance use
- Persons with mental health conditions or disorders
- Mental health concerns
- Diagnosed mental disorder
- Persons who have been subjected or at risk of
- Torture or other inhuman or degrading treatment
- Rape
- Serious forms of psychological, physical or sexual violence
Service Provided- Health care
- Emergency services
- Medicines
- Primary medical care
- General practitioner
- Nurse
- Specialised medical care
- Psychosocial support
- Information provision of the selected healthcare services
- Other services
- Vulnerability assessment (by specialised service)
- Interpretation services/Cultural mediation
MEDU’s mobile unit in Florence – a camper equipped as a clinic – reaches informal settlements, and railway stations in the city of Florence and other neighboring municipalities. The objective is to provide:
primary healthcare information on the right to health and on access to social and health services in the area. Type of intervention
Primary healthcare, as well as counseling on social and health careservices, for people without a permanent dwelling in the cities of Florence and Prato.
Mobile clinic in Florence
MEDU’s mobile unit in Florence – a camper equipped as a clinic – reaches informal settlements, and railway stations in the city of Florence and other neighboring municipalities. The objective is to provide:
primary healthcare
information on the right to health and on access to social and health services in the area.
The multi-disciplinary team of the mobile clinic is composed of:
a project coordinator
a psychologist
a cultural mediator
Beneficiaries
Forced migrants (asylum seekers, refugees and people in transit) without a home or in precarious living conditions in Florence.