Continuity of care for Ukrainian exiles in the Lyon region
The idea behind this project is to participate in the debate on the reception of Ukrainian exiles, and to take greater account of their healthcare needs.
Studying the particularity of the Ukrainian crisis in the treatment of exiles’ health issues in France
In a world where mobility and forced displacement are becoming increasingly frequent and intense, and pressure on healthcare services is growing, it is necessary to try to understand and analyze the dynamics at work even as events are unfolding. In particular, our research project aims to understand the extent to which the health problems of Ukrainian exiles on arrival in France differ from those of migrants from other crisis zones (Syrians, Afghans, Eritreans, etc.).
Providing input for future health risk prevention measures during international migration
From a local point of view, research of this kind could prove useful for the players (associations, public or private health professionals) who interact with exiles on a daily basis. It could help them to identify more quickly the practical social constraints that this work will have highlighted, and to apprehend more precisely the specific pathologies to which Ukrainians are vulnerable. From a global point of view, this kind of work could also help us to participate on our own scale in the reflection on future plans for the prevention of health risks during international migration. Such a project could also lead us to think about digital medical records, which would not only be national, but why not European, transnational, or in any case shareable from one country to another. Obviously, such a subject raises many questions of ethics and data protection, but it is no less relevant in the case of migrants. Finally, this research may also help pave the way for reflection on the return of Ukrainian exiles to their country, for those who wish to do so, and on the new continuity of care that will then need to be addressed.
Contributing to research on continuity of care in times of crisis
This type of research contributes, on its own scale, to the debate on continuity of care in times of crisis. More specifically, it will contribute to the continuity of care for migrant women and elderly migrants, a typology of migrants who are perhaps more privileged, with higher levels of education, and more socially supported (associations, friends, cultural proximity) than the migrants studied generally. This research would help to explore the notion of the “care pathway” and its relevance, perhaps even greater, in the context of migration. Finally, and more broadly, this research could meet the literature on the French public health service and contribute, in its own way, to highlighting certain specificities and limits of its operation in the context of the reception of Ukrainian exiles.
Biography
Ludovic Joxe is a sociologist specializing in the humanitarian sector, as well as a project coordinator for Médecins Sans Frontières (including a mission to Ukraine in 2015). His sociology thesis on the theme of suffering at work in the humanitarian sector will be defended in 2019 at Université Paris Descartes. He also taught political science at Université Paris-Est Créteil from 2019 to 2021 and at Sciences Po Paris.