Refugees: towards better access to health-care services

The migration crisis is one of the most pressing global challenges. More than a million refugees and migrants arrived in the European Union in 2015. The growing influx of vulnerable populations poses many challenges to host countries, not least with regard to preparedness and resilience of health systems and access to health-care services. This comment piece urges the global health community to give adequate attention to the health care rights of refugees.

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Langlois E, Haines A, Tomson G, Ghaffar A. Refugees: towards better access to health-care services. The Lancet. 2016; 387(10016):319-321. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(16)00101-X