Table 1 Areas of expertise and current positions of the steering committee and the panel group of the ETHEALTH project

Expert 1

Health inequalities Medical sociology

Institute of Health and Society, Université catholique de Louvain

Expert 2

Unaccompanied minors Emotional well-being

Department of Orthopedagogics, Ghent University

Expert 3

Health inequalities Cultural Competences

Institute of Health and Society, Université catholique de Louvain

Expert 4

Intercultural mediation Women's health

Intercultural Mediation in Hospitals and Policy Support, Ministry of Public Health

Expert 5

Intercultural mediation Policy support

Intercultural Mediation in Hospitals and Policy Support, Ministry of Public Health

Expert 6

Intercultural mediation Inpatient mental health services

Centre Hospitalier Jean Titeca, Brussels

Expert 7

Undocumented migrants and migrants with a precarious legal status

Steunpunt Gezondheid en Vreemdelingenrecht, Kruispunt Migratie-Integratie

Expert 8

Primary care services Health promotion

Fédération des Maisons Médicales et collectifs de santé francophones

Expert 9

Health promotion Health prevention

Vlaams Instituut voor Gezondheidspromotie en Ziektepreventie (ViGeZ)

Expert 10

Primary care services General practice

University of Antwerp Wijkgezondheidscentra

Expert 11

Equal opportunities in all sectors Legislation and policy

Centre for Equal Opportunities and Opposition to Racism

Expert 12

Women's health and genital mutilation Policy

Ghent University

Expert 13

Social assistance in hospitals Data collection issues

Saint Pierre University Hospital

Expert 14

National Health Interview Survey

Belgian Scientific Institute for Public Health (ISP/WIV)

Expert 15

Intercultural care in primary care services

Foyer asbl/vzw

Expert 16

Access to care for undocumented migrants, social perspective

Doctors of the World

Expert 17

Access to care for undocumented migrants, social and medical perspective

Doctors of the World

Expert 18

Social assistance in hospitals

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Charleroi

Expert 19

Privacy regulations

Faculty of Law and Theology, Institut pour la recherche interdisciplinaire en sciences juridiques, Université catholique de Louvain

Expert 20

Social assistance in hospitals Financial issues associated with access to health care

Saint Pierre University Hospital

Expert 21

Transcultural psychiatry Outpatient mental health services

D’Ici et d’Ailleurs asbl/vzw