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Healthcare access barriers for FARC ex-combatants in Colombia: qualitative perspectives from healthcare providers and FARC health promoters.

Christopher W ReynoldsLeonar G AguiarChristian ArbelaezCarlos Gómez RestrepoAndres PatiñoHeidy CarranzaLindsey PileikaAndrés Duarte
Published in: BMC public health (2021)
FARC ex-combatants face significant healthcare access barriers, some of which are unique from other low-resource populations in Colombia. Potential solutions to these barriers included health insurance provider partnerships with health centers close to ETCRs, and training and contracting FARC health promoters to be primary healthcare providers in ETCRs. Future studies are needed to quantify the healthcare barriers affecting FARC ex-combatants, in order to implement targeted interventions to improve healthcare access.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • health insurance
  • public health
  • health information
  • mental health
  • systematic review
  • primary care
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