Public Health Reviews
Volume 37, Issue 1, 2016

Europe's collective failure to address the refugee crisis (Review) (Open Access)

Roberts B. , Murphy A. , McKee M.*
  • a ECOHOST - Centre for Health and Social Change, Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 15-17 Tavistock Place, London, United Kingdom
  • b ECOHOST - Centre for Health and Social Change, Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 15-17 Tavistock Place, London, United Kingdom
  • c ECOHOST - Centre for Health and Social Change, Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 15-17 Tavistock Place, London, United Kingdom

Abstract

The European response to the refugee crisis has been lamentable. A preoccupation with numbers has, too often, ignored how each refugee is an individual, many of whom have experienced the most appalling conditions in their countries of origin and in transit. These stories are only rarely heard, when the cameras are there to capture the tragedies. In this commentary we review the challenges of responding to the health needs of refugees, including examples of best practice, but above all call for a concerted political response that will both reduce the pressure on refugees to flee conflict-afflicted countries and recognize their contribution if they do come to Europe. © 2016 Robets et al.

Author Keywords

European Union migrant Refugee Europe

Index Keywords

refugee human Europe European Union
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84992193867&doi=10.1186%2fs40985-016-0015-6&partnerID=40&md5=05427d220b0fd6b64c3487ebbac07389
DOI: 10.1186/s40985-016-0015-6
ISSN: 03010422
Cited by: 10
Original Language: English