In 2002, the European Commission launched the European Migrant Friendly Hospital (MFH) Initiative, which fosters collaborations between hospitals, experts and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in twelve European countries to develop migrant-friendly, culturally competent hospital care [ 4].
A cursory search of Wikipedia reveals intriguingly that the whole concept dates back to a German children's book from 1912 with ominously militarist overtones, but this latest iteration is as blandly export-friendly and culturally nonspecific as an airline meal.
Sufficient knowledge about structural and individual mechanisms that impact user-friendly and culturally sensitive care is lacking, which may result in discrimination in Swedish healthcare institutions [ 3- 5].
It was presented in a culturally friendly way, and I think if you're trying to explain something complex – whether by teaching them a rhyme, or drawing a stick figure – it keeps people engaged.
While Beijing will always draw the top-level visits, like the trip last May by President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil, Macao offers training programs and conventions in the culturally friendly environment of China's Mediterranean corner, where Portuguese, is, officially at least, on equal footing with Chinese.
But it also has another objective: "A central premise of [the] approach is to awaken 'word consciousness' in children through presentation of child-friendly, relevant and culturally appropriate images themed around the child's holistic development.
Models of care and support that are more culturally-friendly, where health professionals take account of both Indigenous and Western beliefs about health and the relationship between these, and which engage and include Indigenous people need to be developed[ 69].
Models of care and support that are more culturally-friendly, where health professionals take account of both Indigenous and Western beliefs about health and the relationship between these, and which engage and include Indigenous people need to be developed.
However, this unusual slogan has much more to do with the traditionally friendly, eclectic, accepting, diverse and culturally and socially progressive nature of the people of Austin.
Hence it can make a significant contribution when developing and evaluating culturally sensitive patient friendly interventions.
