Health and Migration Programme
The Health and Migration Programme brings together WHO's technical departments, regional and country offices, as well as partners, to secure the health rights of refugees and migrants and achieve universal health coverage.

Colombia to host the Fifth WHO Global School on Refugee and Migrant Health 2-6 Dec 2024. Livestreamed Globally

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To safeguard the Yukpa indigenous people, originally from Venezuela, Colombia has moved forward with the regularization of community members, enrolling them in the Social Security System.
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WHO global action plan on promoting the health of refugees and migrants, 2019–2030

In 2017, the Seventieth World Health Assembly considered the report on promoting the health of refugees and migrants (A70/24) and the decision of the Executive...

Refugee and migrant health system review: challenges and opportunities for long-term health system strengthening in Jordan

Jordan has more than 3 million migrants (one third of the country's total population) and has witnessed three major waves of refugees in its modern...

Report on the third global consultation on the health of refugees and migrants, Rabat, Morocco, 13-15 June 2023

With a goal of establishing enduring leadership and commitment for the health of refugees and migrants, WHO, the International Organization for Migration...

The Third Global Consultation on the Health of Refugees and Migrants

With a goal of establishing enduring leadership and commitment for the health of refugees and migrants, WHO, the International Organization for Migration...

Report joint mission to review health system capacity in addressing migrant health needs in Thailand

Thailand attracts a large number of migrants, particularly from its neighbouring countries namely Cambodia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic...

Refugee and migrant health system review: challenges and opportunities for long-term health system strengthening in Czechia

Following the Russian Federation's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Czechia encountered an unprecedented arrival of refugees from Ukraine, mainly...

Global research agenda on health, migration and displacement: strengthening research and translating research priorities into policy and practice

Globally, there is a global lack of high-quality and policy-relevant research on health, migration and displacement. There is also lack of clarity about...

Mental health of refugees and migrants: risk and protective factors and access to care

This is the fifth report of the Global Evidence Review on Health and Migration (GEHM) series. The publication focuses on the mental health needs of refugees...