Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) constitute the major burden of disease for all populations, including refugees and migrants. The increasing prevalence of NCDs in refugees and migrants is associated with a range of social and environmental factors, new lifestyles, and the impact of behavioural determinants such as use of tobacco and alcohol, unhealthy diet and lack of exercise, ageing, social exclusion, low levels of health literacy and limited access to health care. Despite this trend, there is little research and understanding of NCDs in people on the move.
Organized by the Health and Migration Programme and the Department of Noncommunicable Diseases at the World Health Organization with the participation of the migrant section of the European Public Health Association (EUPHA) and the Center for Immigrant, refugee and global health of the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, the webinar will shed light on the burden of NCDs among people on the move and the major risk factors, and present the findings of the first WHO World report on the health of refugees and migrants. It will also showcase positive examples from various countries in tackling NCDs among refugee and migrant populations.
Sex and gender is often an important determinant of NCDs. To mark International Women’s Day, specific challenges that some NCDs pose for women refugees and migrants will also be discussed.
The event is open to everyone. The main target audience is policy-makers, health sector managers and officers working at different levels within ministries, researchers, and representatives of international organizations and non-governmental organizations.
Agenda
Moderation: Kathleen Cravero, Director, Center for Immigrant, Refugee and Global Health, City University of New York (CUNY)
Welcome remarks
- Charles Agyemang, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, University of Amsterdam & European Public Health Association Section on Migrant & Ethnic Minority Health
Setting the scene
- Santino Severoni, Director, Health and Migration Programme, WHO
Part I
Poland: Physical activity and sports for the promotion of health, including mental health and psychological support, access to health care, and the integration of young refugees in Poland
- Radoslaw Sarnecki, Project Coordinator, Institute of Sport in Poland
- Olga Khan, Mental Health Psychosocial Support, WHO country Office Poland
Video
Q&A
Part II
Barriers to cervical cancer screening among immigrants
- Brittany Strelow and Danielle O’Laughlin, Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences
Q&A
Closing remarks
- Slim Slama, Unit Head, NCD Management, WHO
Closing
- Kathleen Cravero, Director, Center for Immigrant, Refugee and Global Health, City University of New York (CUNY)