The Elephant in the Room: Health of Roma Communities in Europe
Lodz, Poland
November 27, 2009
OSI organized a workshop on the unmet health needs of Roma communities during the European Public Health Association’s 2009 annual conference.

University of Bucharest Summer School: Risk Groups and Social Support Services
Bucharest, Romania
July 21, 2009
With support from the Roma Health Project, the University of Bucharest launched its first summer school on the provision of medical and social services to vulnerable groups, including Roma, sex workers, and people who use drugs.

OSI Supports Journalists Investigating Health Care for Roma
March 20, 2008
OSI's Roma Health project supported the Center for Independent Journalism, based in Romania, to develop investigative journalism on the topic of access to health care for Roma.

Decade of Roma Inclusion: 2007 Serbia Report
January 2008
With support from OSI's Roma Health Project, this Minority Rights Center report examines developments made in 2007 as part of implementing the Decade of Roma Inclusion in Serbia.

OSI Supports New Generation of Roma Health Professionals in Romania
March 4, 2010
OSI and the Roma Education Fund launched the third year of a groundbreaking health and pharmacy scholarship program for Roma medical students and health professionals in Romania.

OSI Grantees Attend European Conference on Health of Young People
July 2009
At the European Commission's "Be Healthy, Be Yourself" conference, Roma Health Project representatives and partner organizations raised awareness of the alarming health status of Roma communities and discussed the importance of involving Roma youth in the implementation of health policies.

Slovakia Unlawfully Denied Roma Women Access to Their Medical Records, European Court Rules
Press Release
April 28, 2009
The Open Society Institute supported the Center for Civil and Human Rights in pursuing this case, which involved women seeking evidence that they were forcibly sterilized after giving birth.

European Committee Rules Bulgaria Is Violating the Right to Health Care for Roma People
Press Release
April 18, 2009
In a landmark ruling, the European Committee of Social Rights found that Bulgaria is in violation of the European Social Charter by failing to meet its obligations to ensure that Roma have adequate access to health care.