When the desert advances... What levers can be used to combat the health divide, a factor of vulnerability?

Vulnerability is not always where we think it is.

It is certainly common to all individuals, but it is not evenly distributed. In recent decades, the term has become widely used and is associated with exclusion and precariousness. It is used to refer to risks incurred in a context of rising uncertainty and our inability to control them.

Some situations of vulnerability are obvious (disability, chronic illness, childhood and old age, etc.). Others, more recent, are less well identified. This is the case for populations living in medical deserts.

A healthcare divide that continues to widen... 30% of French people live in a medical desert.

The observation that regional inequalities in access to healthcare are worsening is widely shared. For the past thirty years, public policies have failed to reverse this trend.

... and reveals a new form of vulnerability. The loss of opportunities resulting from this growing inequality in access to healthcare is an unacceptable violation of the republican pact and the social contract. Systemic change is needed to address such public health issues. How can doctors' civic responsibility better contribute to reducing regional inequalities in access to healthcare? What urgent measures must be taken to rebalance power and opportunities?

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