Nine out of ten human trafficking victims use health services while in captivity.

Studies from the US, UK and Canada indicate that 87% of human trafficking victims will attend a health facility during the first year being trafficked. Less than 1% are identified. The most common services attended are accident and emergency units, maternity services and general practice.

A Health & Social Care Education and Human Trafficking group (HSCEHT) has been established to unite representatives around a call for delivery of awareness training to all students in healthcare disciplines.

The group includes representatives from a wide cross-section of interested persons from national regulatory, policy, non-governmental agencies and education including RCSI’s Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery.

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