The health outcomes of millions of refugees and migrants in vulnerable situations are worse than those of the communities that host them, especially l& worse; where living and working conditions are poor. This is what emerges from the first WHO global report on the health of refugees and migrants.

Achieving the health-related Sustainable Development Goals remains highly unlikely. A WHO report paints the situation black and shows deplorable health outcomes for many vulnerable refugees and migrants. Poor health outcomes for migrants are explained by the impact of inadequacies in several determinants of health, such as education, income, housing and access to services, compounded by language, cultural barriers, legal and other factors and the relationships that unite all these factors throughout life.

According to Dr Tedros, WHO Director-General, this report calls for urgent and collective action to ensure that these populations can access health services that take into account their needs. The report reaffirms that, of the 169 million migrant workers in the world, many work in dirty, dangerous and demanding jobs and that they are more exposed to the risk of work-related accidents, injuries and health problems related to their employment than their own. non-migrant counterparts.