Why we care – Meet the DOTW National Health Advisors

This Refugee Week, Doctors of the World are introducing the members of its National Health Advisors, an advisory group of people with lived experience of migration and healthcare exclusion, to ensure migrants have a greater influence over healthcare policy and practice. Migrants with lived experience of health exclusion know the negative impact of policies and services that don’t include them, and their voice and insights should be at the centre of changing perspectives among the general public, as well as playing an essential role in ensuring that DOTW takes well-informed decisions and provides inclusive services. Their voices will drive sustainable, systemic policy change in healthcare. The launch of the National Health Advisors aligns with DOTW’s strategic objective to “strengthen our movement with greater numbers of healthcare professionals, activists and service users who together support and set the direction of the organisation”. In line with this objective, our approach will be to “work hand-in-hand with those benefiting from our services, advocacy or activism.” National Health Advisors work as an equal partner in the project, bringing their voices, views and insights to our services, policy influencing and strategic engagement work, and media work and campaigns. Meet DOTW National Health Advisors. Abie is one of the new DOTW National Health Advisors, and she took on the role to make a difference. “I joined the DOTW National Health Advi...
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