Global health disruptors: Migration

thebmjopinion "Migration has always been part of human history. The overall number of migrants across the world has remained stable over the past decade, but in recent years we have seen an unprecedented level of movement of people resulting from conflict, persecution, violence, poverty, economic disparities and climate change, which is disrupting global health. This escalation in the numbers of documented and undocumented migrants, refugees, asylum seekers, and internally displaced people has exposed two critical factors." (Photo: Rassemblement à Paris pour l’Aquarius et le sauvetage des migrants en Méditerranée/Jeanne Menjoulet/flickr, CC BY 2.0)

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