Health
In Roma culture there is a strong link between "health" and "happy fate" and all of this is combined with the elements of spiritual and religious. Old Roma blessing reads: "God gives you happiness and health."
References:
Małgorzata Leźnicka, Jacek Klawe, Jak Romowie zamieszkujący województwo kujawsko‑pomorskie oceniają swój stan zdrowia? [online], Polska [2012], available at: http://www.phie.pl/phe.php?opc=AR&lng=pl&art=772
Roma to a greater extent than the general Polish population, falls ill a number of diseases. The available data 13 also shows that the average life expectancy of the Roma in Europe is shorter compared with the non-Roma.
Read moreIn accordance with the Article 68 of the Polish Constitution, everyone has the right to health care. The authorities provide equal access to health care services, financed from public funds, to the citizens, irrespective of their material situation.
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