Pharos (Dutch Centre of Expertise on Health Disparities)
Health Disparities
There are health inequalities in the Netherlands. Quality and accessibility of care and prevention differs significantly between groups.
Pharos is the national centre of expertise on health disparities. Our expertise focuses on:
- Sustainable improvement of the quality, effectiveness and accessibility of care and prevention for people with limited health literacy, non-western migrants and refugees.
- Reduce existing health disparities between different groups of people.
Our expertise focuses on the entire health care system and on all areas that are important for health.
We are also the national knowledge centre for the prevention of female genital mutilation.
The work of Pharos takes shape within a number of programmes and themes.
We strengthen the position of the patient by making basic information about the health care system more accessible to them, and promote participation in patient organisations.
Pharos is the national knowledge centre for FGM and has taken up the fight against FGM since 1993.
A project to stimulate early identification of torture victims in asylum procedures in European countries
Pharos
Centre of expertise on health disparities
Arthur van Schendelstraat 600 (third floor)
3511 MJ Utrecht
PO Box 13318
3507 LH Utrecht
The Netherlands
Tel. +31 30 234 9800