Abstract
Every European Union member state has legal obligations to protect the rights of the child. Nevertheless, there are children in Europe that face significant barriers to accessing even essential health services, due to their or their parent’s migration or residence status. Undocumented children usually receive health care under the same conditions as adult undocumented migrants, with no extra protection, and are often unable to access the majority of the health care services they need.
Highlights
Every European Union member state has legal obligations to protect the rights of the child
Local responses Non-governmental organisations, individual health professionals and in some cases, local and regional hospitals and health authorities are striving to fill the gaps left in state service provision and meet urgent health needs in their communities despite limited resources, while advocating for policy change [8,9,10]
It is the duty of governments to ensure non-discriminatory access to health care services
Summary
Every European Union member state has legal obligations to protect the rights of the child. Access to health care in law and practice National laws regarding access to health care for undocumented children– what care children may access and under what conditions and costs - vary enormously across Europe. In many countries, undocumented children are only able to access emergency health care services, and in a few, even this many be subject to charging.
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