Universal health coverage for refugees and migrants in the twenty-first century

• Published in: BMC medicine Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 216 - 3
• Main Authors: Abubakar, Ibrahim, Zumla, Alimuddin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 26.11.2018; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: 21st century; Access; Caregivers; Climate change; Displaced persons; Families & family life; Health; Health aspects; Health care; Health care industry; Health services; Infectious diseases; Mental disorders; Mental health; Migrants; Migration; National health insurance; Planning; Population; Psychosis; Quality of life; Refugee camps; Refugees; Services; Social aspects; Trauma; Universal health care; Violence; Womens health; Greece; Afghanistan; United Kingdom > UK; South Africa; Iraq; Australia; Syria; Access; Migrants; Refugees; Universal health care
• ISSN: 1741-7015; 1741-7015
• DOI: 10.1186/s12916-018-1208-2

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.