"Several factors influence the health of Roma­ni women: poverty, lack of health insurance, the discriminationatory practice of medical staff, and lack of trust in the public health system. These fac­tors are multiple and interrelated, and as a result Romani women can experience multiple barriers to service access. This study analyses the health inequalities of Romani women living in Romania, and focuses on the barriers they face in accessing health services within its occupational health sy­stem, their health needs, health outcomes, and the main policies aimed at reducing these inequali­ties. The study highlights that when attempting to tackle health inequalities for Romani women, the regulative framework should be redesigned. Any changes aimed at supporting women's empower­ment should also promote integrated policies, that is, equitable access to health insurance, health ser­vices, and welfare and labour market policies."

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