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.
Gruppo target- Persona con malattie gravi
- Malattia fisica
- Condizioni croniche
- Uso di sostanze
- Persone con condizioni o disturbi di salute mentale
- Preoccupazioni di salute mentale
- Disturbo mentale diagnosticato
- Persone che sono state sottoposte o a rischio di
- Tortura o altri trattamenti disumani o degradanti
- Stupro
- Forme gravi di violenza psicologica, fisica o sessuale
Servizio fornito- Assistenza sanitaria
- Servizi di emergenza
- Medicinali
- Assistenza medica primaria
- Cure mediche specializzate
- Supporto psicosociale
- Fornitura informativa dei servizi sanitari selezionati
- Altri servizi
- Valutazione delle vulnerabilità (tramite servizio specializzato)
- Servizi di interpretariato/Mediazione culturale
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.