Health and Migration Programme
The Health and Migration Programme brings together WHO's technical departments, regional and country offices, as well as partners, to secure the health rights of refugees and migrants and achieve universal health coverage.
Colombia to host the Fifth WHO Global School on Refugee and Migrant Health
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To safeguard the Yukpa indigenous people, originally from Venezuela, Colombia has moved forward with the regularization of community members, enrolling them in the Social Security System.
To safeguard the Yukpa indigenous people, originally from Venezuela, Colombia has moved forward with the regularization of community members, enrolling them in the Social Security System.
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Featured publication | 20 July 2022
World report on the health of refugees and migrants
This groundbreaking publication outlines current and future opportunities and challenges and provides several strategies to improve the health and well-being of refugees and migrants. It is an advocacy tool for national and international policy-makers...
24 June 2024
Refugee and migrant health system review: challenges and opportunities for long-term health system strengthening...
Jordan has more than 3 million migrants (one third of the country's total population) and has witnessed three major waves of refugees in its modern...
22 May 2024
Report on the third global consultation on the health of refugees and migrants, Rabat, Morocco, 13-15...
With a goal of establishing enduring leadership and commitment for the health of refugees and migrants, WHO, the International Organization for Migration...
12 March 2024
Report joint mission to review health system capacity in addressing migrant health needs in Thailand
Thailand attracts a large number of migrants, particularly from its neighbouring countries namely Cambodia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic...
30 October 2023
Global research agenda on health, migration and displacement: strengthening research and translating...
Globally, there is a global lack of high-quality and policy-relevant research on health, migration and displacement. There is also lack of clarity about...
21 March 2023
Report on refugee health: assessment of the Bulgarian health system’s needs within the context of the...
Since the beginning of the Ukraine crisis on 24 February 2022, WHO has supported Government-led efforts and initiatives alongside key partners on the ground....
This publication is a compendium of 49 country examples highlighting efforts in improving refugees’ and migrants’ health following the adoption...
12 July 2022
Ensuring the integration of refugees and migrants in immunization policies, planning and service delivery...
The third report of the Global Evidence review on Health and Migration (GEHM) series “Ensuring the integration of refugees and migrants in immunization...
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing inequalities in certain populations, which may include refugees and migrants. These populations may face...
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