Italy: Sick without papers
Getting by as a migrant without papers is certainly hard and if you become sick, it can be much worse, even life threatening. So where can you turn in Italy if you need medical assistance?
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Greece: Sick without papers
Getting by as a migrant without papers is hard – but if you become sick, it can be much worse, even life-threatening. Where can you turn for medical care in Greece?
Living in Moria with a deadly disease
Pakistani migrant Naseer Ahmed lives at the Moria Refugee Camp on the Greek island of Lesbos in a makeshift tent. He has Hepatitis C but is not permitted to travel to Athens to receive treatment. We talked to him in early October.
Dehydration, trauma - the health risks migrants face
Migrants who make the journey to Europe in boats face huge risks – not least to their physical and mental health. Those who become ill during their journey receive treatment on arrival, but they often struggle with lasting psychological trauma.
Italian physiotherapist in Afghanistan wins UNHCR prize for Asia
The 2019 Nansen Refugee Award for Asia, conferred each year by UN Refugee Agency UNHCR, goes to physiotherapist Alberto Cairo. The Italian manages seven orthopedic centers in Afghanistan on behalf of the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Nigeria remains critical after 10 years of conflict, MSF
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) denounced that after 10 years of conflict in northeastern Nigeria, living conditions and humanitarian needs remain very serious.
10.5 million refugees got health care worldwide in 2018, UNHCR
The UN refugee agency UNHCR reports that in 2018, some 10.5 million refugees received health care through public health programs, UNHCR, and other partners worldwide.
Misinformation about vaccines 'as dangerous as disease', says UN
Vaccines save millions of lives, and yet misinformation and limited availability have left large numbers of children at risk. In Europe, migrants will continue to be more vulnerable than host populations unless they have access to immunization, experts say.
Salvini and doctor clash over link between migrants and the spread of diseases
The Italian interior minister Matteo Salvini has said that a high percentage of cases of tuberculosis and scabies have been registered among migrants. This claim was disputed by pediatrician Marcello Lanari, who heads the emergency pediatric unit of the Policlinico Sant'Orsola in Bologna. The pediatrician said the diseases "are linked to poverty and are not brought by migrants."
WHO releases migrant health plan
There have never been so many people on the move worldwide, and they must be guaranteed healthcare, says the World Health Organization (WHO). This is why they just approved a five-year global action plan for migrant health.
90 million migrants in Europe face lower risk of ill health
A reported 90 million migrants and refugees in Europe live longer compared to the rest of the European population and face lower risks of developing ill health and going to the hospital, according to a recent report released by the World Health Organization (WHO). However, this advantage tends to diminish over the years of permanence in host countries, according to the report.
MSF assists 469 refugees and migrants in Turin
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has published a report "Including the Excluded" on the organization's work to provide medical care to migrants and refugees living at the occupied former Olympic village in Turin known as the ex-MOI. MSF said it allowed marginalized people to enjoy their "right to health."