Subregional high-level consultation: lessons learned and best practice sharing between refugee-hosting countries in the context of the Ukraine crisis, 18–19 April 2023, Bratislava: report

Overview

The 2023 Subregional high-level consultation on lessons learned and best practice sharing between refugee-hosting countries in the context of the Ukraine crisis, in Bratislava, Slovakia, attended by refugee-hosting countries, partner agencies, civil society and WHO, served as a platform to propose further cooperation and coordination between the hosting countries for improved refugee health in the coming years. The sessions revolved around health system frameworks and consolidated high-level commitments to joint action on health. A number of sustained and emerging issues, through eleven core sessions were explored, and key priorities for moving forward were identified, which will lead to in-depth work on relevant technical details, and the sharing of lessons and practices to make health a reality for all. The delegates emphasized the strength of international and interregional cooperation on health in times of multiple and ongoing health and humanitarian crises.