📋 Tender Overview
The IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix collected data through Surveys with refugees in the Ukraine Response region from January to March 2024. In the Republic of Moldova, a total of 1,507 surveys were collected. This report focuses on the characteristics, socio-demographic composition, challenges, and needs of the displaced population in the Republic of Moldova, with a particular emphasis on healthcare and the medical needs of the respondents.
Key findings:
39% of respondents have or live with people with specific needs or serious medical conditions, while 2% reported living with a pregnant or lactating women.
Main health issues for women include chronic disease or serious medical conditions (25%), difficulty walking (5%), visual impairment (3%), and hearing impairment (3%).
Main health issues for men include chronic disease or serious medical conditions (48%), difficulty walking (5%), visual impairment (5%) and hearing impairment (2%).
Health related needs reported by the respondents include medication (43%), health services (36%), and mental and psychosocial support (2%).
The most reported barriers to accessing health care were costs (59%), long queues (35%), language barrier (19%), unavailable services (18%), and lack of documents (17%).
