ROMA CENTER FOR HEALTH POLICIES

Roma Center for Public Health Policies - Sastipen is a nongovernmental organization from Romania founded in August 2007. The mission of Sastipen is to promote the social dialogue, the community participation and involvement in the decision-making structures of public health services for Roma and non-Roma, through the improvement of the communication between the administrative structures of public health services and local communities, both at the national and international level. Sastipen has as main areas of interest analyzing and developing health policies, strategies and interventions, especially in Roma communities in order to improve their condition. Through the projects and activities implemented since the organization’s establishment until now, SASTIPEN has gained its notoriety among Roma NGOs in Romania as an organization which is developing new initiatives with long-term effects in disadvantaged communities, but also as organization having the status of a “watch dog”, organization which militates for defending the rights of Roma patients who benefit the public health services.