Outpatient medical care for migrants in the international practices in Chemnitz and Dresden is secured for the coming year. The Free State will continue to contribute to the funding in 2025, as announced by the Ministry of Health.
"We are pleased to be able to continue to provide medical care for people arriving in the Free State of Saxony directly on site despite language barriers," said Health Minister Petra Köpping (SPD) in a statement. In this way, a welcoming culture and infection protection could succeed.
The interpreting services in the surgeries often make targeted medical care possible in the first place, said Kristin Klaudia Kaufmann, Dresden's deputy for labor, social affairs, health and housing. Incorrect treatment and subsequent costs could be avoided in this way.
23,000 patients are treated every year
Intercultural teams and interpreters have been working together in the surgeries since 2015. Around 23,000 patients receive general, pediatric and gynecological care there every year. The practices can be found at Chemnitz Hospital and Dresden University Hospital.
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