ABSTRACT
By definition, no medical screening or testing can be performed of clandestine migrants on their entry into the host country. Organized medical screening programmes do, on the contrary, exist for some asylum seekers entering a receiving country, examples of which are provided in Sweden and Switzerland (Bollini, 1992). Although screening on entry can by no means be a substitute for continual health assistance to the immigrant, a medical consultation at the time of initial entry may be seen as a unique chance to intervene on the health of an individual who may eventually become clandestine and loose all legal rights to health care.
