BMC Medicine
Volume 16, Issue 1, 2018

Universal health coverage for refugees and migrants in the twenty-first century (Article) (Open Access)

Abubakar I.* , Zumla A.
  • a UCL Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom
  • b Division of Infection and Immunity, Centre for Clinical Microbiology, University College London, London, United Kingdom, NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom

Abstract

Migration is a determinant of health. Tackling the health needs of migrants and refugees will require action at the local, national, and global levels. Over the past 12 months, BMC Medicine has published a collection of articles under the title Migrant and Refugee Health (https://www.biomedcentral.com/collections/migrant-and-refugee-health) addressing a range of health issues affecting refugees and migrants in their countries of origin, on transit, and in their destination countries. In light of these articles, we herein discuss the complex and wide-ranging healthcare needs of different refugee groups in their destination countries as well as the need for accessible and culturally appropriate health services. © 2018 The Author(s).

Author Keywords

Access Refugees Universal health care Migrants

Index Keywords

health service human Universal Health Insurance refugee Transients and Migrants Delivery of Health Care health services Article health insurance health care need Humans Refugees migration health care delivery
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85057131785&doi=10.1186%2fs12916-018-1208-2&partnerID=40&md5=416b1e758aefb1dc746e1379f994a64a
DOI: 10.1186/s12916-018-1208-2
ISSN: 17417015
Cited by: 1
Original Language: English