International migration is a social phenomenon with profound implications for Romanian society. With approximately 3.5 to 4 million people living temporarily or permanently outside the country’s borders, Romania is the country of origin for one of the most significant migration flows in Europe. The effects of Romanian migration, both positive and negative, have been widely discussed in academic circles, national and international media, and even featured in documentary films. However, while the emigration of Romanian citizens has been heavily publicized and studied, the migration of foreign nationals who choose to settle temporarily or permanently in Romania has received very little attention or research.
This study is part of IIIR 2017, which addresses some of the challenges that immigrants bring to the Romanian healthcare system. The study collects data and builds indicators that measure the access of newly arrived individuals to healthcare services in our country. One of the main findings is the lack of knowledge regarding the number of immigrants (BIP and RTT) living in Romania who have medical insurance or are registered with a general practitioner. Despite the relatively small number of immigrants, Romanian public institutions are unable to identify either the number or the types of insurance these individuals have.
Objectives
- To measure and evaluate the level of access that BPI and RTT have to healthcare services in Romania
- To raise awareness among public authorities about the need for better data and more inclusive healthcare policies
Team
Ovidiu Oltean
Ovidiu Oltean is a member of the Centre for Comparative Migration Studies, working as an Assistant Lecturer in the Political Science Department, Babeș -Bolyai University. He holds a PhD in Sociology, with a dissertation on migration, ethnic identity, and social change in Romania, obtained from the Babeş-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca (2021). His research activity focuses on the study of migration, identity changes, inclusion and integration policies, transnational political participation, and economic transformations. He has recently published in BMC Public Health, Social Change Review, Central and Eastern European Migration Review and in several collective volumes tackling migration and social change at Anthem Press, ISPMN Publishing House, Tritonic, Cluj University Press and Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht, Göttingen
Toma Burean
Toma Burean is a Lecturer at the Political Science Department, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca. He obtained a Phd in 2014 at the Postuniveristary School of Social Science, Polish Academy of Science. He graduated a Master course of Political Science at CEU, Budapest. His domains of interest are politics, political behaviour, political attitudes of young people and migration.
Anatolie Coșciug
Dr. Anatolie Cosciug is vice-director at CSCM and lecturer at “Babeș-Bolyai’’ University in Cluj-Napoca where he teaches on topics related to migration, international development, and social science research methods. As a postdoctoral fellow at the Bordeaux University, Anatolie has continued developing his extensive experience in conducting both qualitative and quantitative research projects. He has worked on projects related to migration commissioned or implemented in collaboration with international organizations (UNHCR, WB, IOM), public authorities (Romanian General Inspectorate for Immigration, Department for the Relation with Romanians Abroad, Department for Emergency Situations), civil society organizations (AIPG, HIAS, FDSC, Groupe SOS, Rethink Romania, Funky Citizens), and universities/research centers (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Peace Research Institute Oslo, Bielefeld University, Tel Aviv University, Bucharest University). Anatolie’s publications include articles in some of the most important international academic journals (Migration Studies, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Central and Eastern European Migration Review) and he currently coordinates a research project funded by UNHCR Romania to support the inclusion of refugees in Romania.
Results
Mass-media
Migranții din afara UE și serviciile de sănătate din România. In Viața medicală.ro