Health of Older Refugees and Migrants

Source: World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe. Published: 12/18/2018. This 48-page document, part of a technical guidance series produced with the European Commission on the health of refugees and migrants, aims to inform the development of policies and practices related to improving the health of older refugees and migrants. It discusses how both aging and migration are complex, multidimensional processes shaped by a range of factors over the life-course of the individual, and responding to the needs of older refugees and migrants must be integrated into all dimensions of policies and practices related to aging. (PDF)
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