Healthcare access among sub-Saharan migrants and refugees in Tunisia: an interpretative qualitative study

Abstract Background Tunisia, situated at the crossroads of North Africa and Europe, has increasingly become an important origin, destination, and transit point for sub-Saharan migrants and refugees in recent decades. Despite growing migration flows, there remains a paucity of research on how these p...

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Published in:	BMC Medicine
Main Authors:	Taha Maatoug, Anissa Ouahchi, Farah Seedat, Anna Deal, Abdedayem Khelifi, Mohamed Douagi, Wejdene Mansour, Ali Mtiraoui, Bouchra Assarag, Ana Requena-Méndez, Dominik Zenner, Stella Evangelidou
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2025-10-01
Subjects:	Migrants Healthcare access Cultural competency Tunisia Qualitative research
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-04383-6

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