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Global Health Forum: Migrant health

by Nikita Rathod

Global Health Forum: Migrant health

Professor Jonathan Friedland, Dr Sally Hargreaves, Dr Mohammed Jawad and Professor Stephen Matlin (L-R) take questions from the audience.

The Institute of Global Health Innovation's December Global Health Forum focused on the complex, but important issue of migrant health.

The movement of people can have a significant impact on health. Migrants and refugees face a number of barriers to gaining healthcare, and are more susceptible to certain illnesses and diseases.

Providing an overview of the topic, Professor Stephen Matlin, presented on ‘The Health of Migrants and Refugees’. In the second talk of the Forum, looked at the situation of refugees in the Middle East. 

then gave a talk on ‘Migration and barriers to care across Europe’, a very current and pressing issue. The final talk came from Professor John Friedland who’s presentation looked at migration and tuberculosis in depth.

The event can be watched in the video . 

Prior to event we spoke to Dr Sally Hargreaves who gave us an insight into the current state of migrant health. to listen to our latest podcast.

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IGHI’s monthly Global Health Forums provide a platform to bring together 51勛圖厙 researchers, students, and staff from across all of 51勛圖厙’s Faculties to highlight, discuss and disseminate findings on current research and innovations on relevant global health topics. The Forums encourage interdisciplinary discussions with the intention that they will foster inter-Faculty research initiatives and leverage the immense strengths of 51勛圖厙 College to resolve global health priorities of the early 21st Century.

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Nikita Rathod

Communications Division