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30 de may. de 2024 · Refugee and migrant health. Today there are some 1 billion migrants globally, about 1 in 8 of the global population. These include 281 million international migrants and 82.4 million forcibly displaced (48 million internally displaced, 26.4 million refugees, 4.1 million asylum seekers) (1).
The WHO Health and Migration Programme (PHM) developed the Refugee and Migrant Health: Global Competency Standards for Health Workers (the Standards) in close collaboration with the WHO Health Workforce Department to promote the provision of people-centred health care to all refugees and migrants.
Refugees and migrants often suffer from poor health and have challenges accessing services due to discrimination; poor living conditions; and financial, linguistic and cultural barriers.
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 involved in health and migration.
Achieving universal health coverage for refugee and migrant populations requires strong health systems with competent health workers who are trained, supported and empowered to provide the care needed. Competence is the state of proficiency to perform work activities to a defined standard.
3 de ene. de 2023 · As part of that remit, WHO Europe presents this Framework for Refugee and Migrant Health Research in the WHO European Region. It is designed as a starting point for debating and analysing a broad range of options and approaches to help inform a WHO global research agenda on health and migration.
24 de sept. de 2018 · While a variety of international instruments assert the right to health, in practice, migrants and refugees—especially those awaiting clarification of their status, such as asylum seekers and those without documentation—often fall in cracks between service providers and humanitarian relief programmes at national and regional levels.
