[Comment] A global research agenda on migration, mobility, and health

With 1 billion people on the move globally —more than 244 million of whom have crossed international borders1—and a recognised need to strengthen efforts towards universal health coverage,2 developing a better understanding of how to respond to the complex interactions between migration, mobility, and health is vital. At the 2nd Global C onsultation on Migrant Health in Sri Lanka earlier this year, a group of global experts in health and migration discussed the progress and shortfalls in attaining the actions set out in the 2008 World Health Assembly (WHA) Resolution on the Health of Migrants.

Source: LANCET - June 16, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: Johanna Hanefeld, Jo Vearey, Neil Lunt, Researchers on Migration, Mobility and Health Group Tags: Comment Source Type: research