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There are some 26.3 million refugees worldwide today.

On #WorldRefugeeDay, the Lancet journals highlight the health insecurity and inequities refugees face, exacerbated by the #COVID19 pandemic ⬇️

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Applications for asylum and resettlement disrupted, blamed for spreading #COVID19, and inequitable #vaccine access.

Under the 1951 Refugee Convention, refugees are entitled to certain protections—our Editorial questions whether these are being upheld. hubs.li/H0QDCzT0
Failure to address migrant and refugee health as an essential component of health systems leaves everyone at greater risk of severe health, economic and social impacts when the next pandemic strikes.

Read the Commentary in @EClinicalMed: hubs.li/H0QDCwy0 #WorldRefugeeDay
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World #population likely to shrink after mid-century, forecasting major shifts in global population & economic power: new #GBDStudy forecasts world population will peak at 9.7 billion in 2064 & decline to 8.8 billion by 2100 @IHME_UW
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Population of sub-Saharan Africa is forecast to triple by 2100. North Africa & Middle East is the only other region predicted to see population growth. Many of the fastest-shrinking populations will be in Asia & central & eastern Europe hubs.ly/H0stJKb0 #GBDStudy Image
New #GBDStudy forecasts major #population shifts to 2100

Countries with largest populations in 2100 include India 🇮🇳, Nigeria 🇳🇬, China 🇨🇳, and USA 🇺🇸 hubs.ly/H0stJKb0 Image
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Today we mark the launch of ‘Lancet Migration: global collaboration to advance migration health’ with an event @MIGHCommission

NOW: Tune in to the livestream of this event @ucl: #LancetMigration
Lancet Migration: global collaboration to advance migration health is a new collaboration between The Lancet & researchers, implementers & others in the field aiming to address evidence gaps & drive policy change, building on the 2018 UCL-Lancet Commission hubs.ly/H0mVcgH0
In 2018, the UCL-Lancet Commission on Migration & Health emphasised the need for more research in migration & health. Many of the gaps identified remain unmet & require long-term strategies & inputs, which Lancet Migration aims to support and advance thelancet.com/commissions/mi… Image
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