We are the International Network of Social Clinics, are autonomous community-based healthcare collectives that provide primary healthcare services. The name “Social Clinics” was chosen collectively to encompass a diverse array of experiences striving for a different concept of health and healthcare, including Solidarische Gesundheitszentrum, Ambulatori Popolari, Centres de Santé Communautaire Autogérés, Κοινωνικό Ιατρείο Αλληλεγγύης.

Social Clinics are anti-capitalist, anti-fascist, anti-racist and trans-feminist. We are committed to fighting all forms of discrimination based on factors such as geographic origin, sex, gender, social class, sexual orientation, and religious beliefs. We recognize the necessity of uniting these various struggles and hold an intersectional perspective on them.

While offering primary healthcare services, our impact extends beyond healthcare provision; it also involves being ‘allies’ and active participants in social struggles that contrast the processes of marginalization of communities and groups, thus contributing to making their struggles visible.

Social clinics do not fall into the categories of private clinics, charities, or social enterprises. We are militant collectives who share a radical vision of healthcare. Our intention is not merely to fill the gaps left by the dismantling of public healthcare. Through our actions, we are committed to advocating for equitable and universally accessible public health systems that guarantee everyone’s right to health.