Date of publication:
08/22/2025
Ethiopia
Do domestic laws and policies provide forcibly displaced and stateless persons with disabilities access to care, support and health care services?
Assessment by population
Analysis
The Refugees Proclamation recognizes refugees’ access to health care. Under Article 25, it provides that ‘every recognized refugee and asylum seeker shall have access to available health services in Ethiopia’. Refugees’ and asylum-seekers’ access to health care services in Ethiopia is not subject to any condition in the sense that the standard of treatment is not the most favored foreigners. Instead, refugees are accorded the same rights as Ethiopian citizens for purpose of access to health care services. Furthermore, as per article 38(3) of the Refugees Proclamation, special protection and assistance to refugees and asylum seekers with specific needs, including for persons with disabilities, shall be provided by the Refugees and Returnees Services (RRS).
Related provisions of domestic law or policy
Refugees Proclamation No.1110/2019
- Year: 2019
- Type: Domestic law
- Rights Category: Asylum, Freedom of movement, Liberty & security of person, Nationality & facilitated naturalization, Social protection, Family life, Documentation
- Link to external source: https://www.refworld.org/legal/decreees/natlegbod/2019/en/30352
Legal provision
Article 25 - Access to health services
Every recognized refugee and asylum seeker shall have access to health service in Ethiopia.
Article 38 - Special Protection to Persons with Specific Needs
The Agency shall ensure that: 1/ recognized refugee and asylum-seeker women shall enjoy the rights and protections enshrined under relevant laws in particular, specific measures are taken to protect them from gender-based violence. 2/ recognized refugee and asylum-seeker children shall enjoy the rights and protections enshrined under relevant laws in particular; specific measures are taken to protect them from abuse, neglect, exploitation, and trafficking. 3/ special protection and assistance to other refugees and asylum-seekers with specific needs is provided commensurate with their needs.