During the last 30 years, the number of int. migrants ๐ almost doubled:
๐น 1990: 153 million
๐น 2020: 281 million
โ Health & social protection systems need to be prepared to accommodate the โ๏ธ health needs of refugees & migrants. Information & data on their health is crucial.
The health & well-being of refugees & migrants is impacted by factors incl.:
๐๏ธ housing
๐จโ๐ญ working conditions
๐ migratory status
๐ช income
โ๏ธ access to services
๐ซ education
Refugee & migrant mothers ๐ฉโ๐ฆ & children have relatively poorer knowledge of, & access to, maternal & child health services. This puts their health at a higher risk.
To achieve #HealthForAll, access to healthcare services should be provided to everyone
Refugees & migrants are also vulnerable to noncommunicable diseases due to:
๐ธbarriers accessing health care
๐ธlack of accessible, affordable, & appropriate health services
๐ธchallenges maintaining a healthy lifestyle
๐ธsuboptimal health-seeking behaviors bit.ly/3odvN29
Early detection and treatment of #Cancer is crucial.
Migrants & refugees are likely to face poorer health outcomes for untreated noncommunicable diseases, due to limited access to health-care services.
The health of migrant workers is also put at risk because they are:
โ less likely to use health services
โ more likely to have had an occupational injury
Migrant health workers were indispensable to the frontline response to #COVID19. They put their lives at risk to safeguard the health of others and to help achieve #HealthForAll.
Key outcomesโถ๏ธ of the 2nd meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) to draft and negotiate a WHO convention, agreement or other international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response. ๐งต
Member States of the World Health Organization agreed that the new instrument should be legally binding and contain both legally binding & non-legally binding elements. ๐
๐น bit.ly/3ISo7vL
๐Article 19 of the WHO Constitutionโถ๏ธ
The Health Assembly has the authority to adopt conventions on any matter within the competence of the Organization. They come into force for each country when accepted.
READ: bit.ly/3PqvwVv
"Today, WHO is proud to launch the first World Report on the health of refugees and migrants. 1 in every 8 people on our planet is a refugee or migrant, and the numbers are growing"-@DrTedros
@DrTedros "With conflicts, #ClimateChange, growing inequality, and global emergencies such as the #COVID19 pandemic, more and more people will be on the move. Like anyone else, refugees and migrants have the right to the highest attainable standard of health"-@DrTedros
In the greater Horn of Africa, WHO is scaling up its operations to maintain access to health care & help safeguard over 80 million people from a worsening food insecurity crisis & the worst drought in 40 years.
In drought-affected #Somalia ๐ธ๐ด, WHO & partners provide necessary assistance to health workers, enabling them to visit 300,000+ households & helping sick children, including those with #measles.
Zero-dose children, those who havenโt received a single dose of the vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis, more than doubled in ๐ countries between 2019 and 2021.
This puts more lives at risk than ever before:
๐ bit.ly/3RztfJ1
Inadequate immunization coverage leads to:
๐จ outbreaks
๐จ children dying from preventable illnesses
๐จ collapse of the global health system
We cannot let children needlessly suffer from preventable illnesses.
Vaccination is ๐ to achieve universal health coverage & #HealthForAll, & 1 of the ๐โs most cost-effective public health interventions. Yet, under immunization is still common among refugees & migrants.
๐ Global Evidence Review on Health & Migration:
๐ bit.ly/3nZF3Xj
For refugees & migrants, access to vaccination varies greatly across countries, based on their:
๐ธ migratory status
๐ธ age
๐ธ context in which these populations live
๐ Global Evidence Review on Health & Migration:
๐ bit.ly/3nZF3Xj
Refugees & migrants may face barriers ๐ง in accessing vaccines incl.:
๐ธadministrative & policy ๐ง
๐ธindividual-level ๐ง like trust, cultural, religious, social norms & beliefs
๐ธlogistics ๐ง
๐ธinformation & communication ๐ง
๐ธfinancial ๐ง