MIGRASYL

News on migration and asylum from around the region - Nouvelles de la région sur les questions de migration et d'asile

Friday, September 25, 2009

[Portugal] IOM: Calls for Greater Efforts to Combat Health Inequalities for Migrants

IOM is calling for more concerted efforts in the fight against health inequalities faced by migrants at a two-day European wide consultation that concludes 25 September in Lisbon. With migrants more vulnerable to poor health and with reduced access to health care in comparison to host populations in Europe despite investments made by governments in their health and social systems, national and European institutions alike will need to pay more specific attention to migrants' health requirements.

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