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Roma Community, Health and Drugs

Hereafter, you can find some of the main links related to the Roma issue on the field of health,

especially concerning drug addiction and VIH/AIDS, as well as some other relevant documents on Roma affairs.

EUROPEAN UNION

The DG SANCO (Health and consumers protection) carries out the Program of community action in the field of public health: http://europa.eu.int/comm/health/ph_programme/programme_en.htm

Breaking the barriers: Romani Women and access to public health care systems: http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/fundamental_rights/pdf/arcr/romawomenrep_en.pdf

EU support for Roma communities in central and eastern Europe:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/enlargement/docs/pdf/brochure_roma_may2002.pdf

COUNCIL OF EUROPE

http://www.coe.int/T/E/Social_Cohesion/Roma_travellers/

The Pompidou Group

http://www.coe.int/T/E/Social_cohesion/Pompidou_Group/

EUROPEAN ROMA RIGHTS CENTER

http://www.errc.org/cikk.php?cikk=1921
http://www.errc.org/Archivum_index.php

EUROPEAN MONITORING CENTRE FOR DRUGS AND DRUG ADDICTION

http://www.emcdda.eu.int/
Guidelines for the evaluation of outreachwwork: a manual for outreach practitioners: http://www.emcdda.eu.int/index.cfm?fuseaction=public.Content&nNodeID=1576&sLanguageISO=EN

WORLD BANK

http://www.worldbank.org/roma
Putting Romani Women's Rights on the Map, A Report on the Roma Women's Forum
Budapest, June 29, 2003:
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/filedownload.do~itemId=382487
Roma Health Workshop: Summary, June 21 and 22, 2004 - Budapest, Hungary

UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

ROMA: Human Development Challenges and Opportunities. UNDP: http://roma.undp.sk
The Roma in Central and Eastern Europe: avoiding the dependency trap, a regional human development trap: http://roma.undp.sk/reports.php?parent_id=1&id=182&scroll=182

ORGANIZATION FOR SECURITY AND CO-OPERATION IN EUROPE
HIGH COMMISSIONER ON NATIONAL MINORITIES

Seminar on Roma in the Osce Area 14-15 June 2000, Bratislava: http://www.osce.org/documents/hcnm/2000/10/236_en.pdf

SOROS - Open Society Institute "Roma Health Workshop"

Summary of July 2004: Roma Health Workshop :

http://www.soros.org/initiatives/health/articles_publications/publications/romahealth_20040803

IRWIN

Roma: Roma Women Activists Challange European Governments Over Health: http://www.advocacynet.org/pr_view/pr_18.html

Monitoring human rights and the rule of law in Europe

Roma access to public health: http://www.eumap.org/journal/features/2002/sep02

The Decade of Roma Inclusion

Romani health: http://www.soros.org/initiatives/roma/focus_areas/romani_health
2005-2015 The Decade of Roma Inclusion: http://lnweb18.worldbank.org/eca/ecshd.nsf/0/5acb3fb63019d944c1256d6a00438015?

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ROMA IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE

Social Assessment of ROMA and HIVs/AIDS in Central East Europe:
http://www.undp.ro/publications/pdf/Roma%20Report.pdf

Roma in Czech Republic

Roma in the Czech Republic: http://www.romove.cz/en/article/18366
Sananim: www.sananim.cz
Romany information service: www.romea.cz -http://www.romove.cz/en/
www.cikani.cz
Ceští Romové v Evrope národu: www.roma-eop.cz
Terénní sociální práce (TSP): www.tspweb.cz
Romano džaniben: www.dzaniben.cz
People in Need Foundation: http://www.pinf.cz/english/index.htm
Museum of Romany Culture: www.rommuz.cz
Joint Memorandum on social inclusion of Czech Republic, Brussels, December 2003

Study report, The Roma Community and Drugs in The Czech Republic by Vlastimil, maruška a Jirí: Access

List of Service Providers Working With Roma Drug Users in Czech Republic: Access

Roma in Romania

Romani CRISS - Roma Centre for Social Intervention and Studies: www.romanicriss.ro

Strategy of the government of Romania for improving the condition of the Roma: http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/UNTC/UNPAN016040.pdf

Roma in Slovakia

Forced Sterilization and Other Assaults on Roma Reproductive Freedom: http://www.crlp.org/pub_bo_slovakia.html
Romani Women Subject to Forced Sterilization in Slovakia: National Human http://www.crlp.org/pr_03_0128slovakia.html
Foundation InfoRoma (NGO): www.inforoma.sk
Governmental page for Roma: www.government.gov.sk/romovia
Institute for Drug Dependence Bratislava: www.dtogy.sk/cpldz
General Secretariat of Committee of Ministers for Drugs Dependence and Drug control:
www.vláda.gov.sk/csaky/droginfo
Foundation for Children in Slovakia: www.nds.sk
Open Society Found: www.osf.sk
Partners of Democratic Change Slovakia: www.pdcs.sk
Foundation of Milan Šimecka: http://www.nadaciamilanasimecku.sk/english
University of Konštantín Filozof v Nitre, Department for Roma Culture: www.fsv.ukf.sk

Roma in Bulgaria

Initiative for health foundation: www.initiativeforhealth.org
Roma access to public health: http://www.eumap.org/journal/features/2002/sep02
Roma participation in Bulgaria: http://www.accessdemocracy.org/library/1611_romaassess_020803.pdf
Panacea Foundation: panacea@plov.omega.bg
Better Mental Health Foundation: bmhealth@mail.bg
Bulgarian Red Cross: kyustendil@redcross.bg

Injecting Drug users in Bulgaria, profile and risks: Access

Outreach Interventions for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Harm Reduction Among the Injecting Drug Users in the Roma Community:Access

Roma in Hungary

Roma sites in Hungary (collection): www.cigany.lap.hu
Roma cultural and social affairs (very comprehensive): www.romapage.hu
Roma site edited by Roma youths: www.romnet.hu
Roma cultural and social affaire: www.romacentrum.hu
Roma radio website (cultural issues): www.radioc.hu
Roma cultural sigues: www.romaport.hu
Roma cultural and right issues: www.romaweb.hu
Roma e-journal: www.amarodrom.hu

OTHER SOURCES OF INFORMATIOM ON DRUGS

Fundación Secretariado General Gitano: www.fsgg.org
Spanish National Drugs Plan: http://www.msc.es/pnd/
Health and Roma Community (in Spanish): www.fsgg.org/areas/salud/saludycomunidad.pdf
Riod - Red Iberoamericana Sobre Drogas: www.riod.org/
Red Iberoamericana para la Prevención de Drogas: www.ripred.org

 

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