Healthcare is not universal if undocumented migrants are excluded

2019/09/16 by Helena Legido‐Quigley, Nicola S. Pocock, Sok Teng Tan +5 · 1 voice
Health Professions · Psychology · Social Sciences · #Global Health Workforce Issues #Migration and Labor Dynamics #Migration, Health and Trauma

paper · pdf · doi:10.1136/bmj.l4160

openalex publication_date 2019/09/16 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30

Abstract

<b>Helena Legido-Quigley and colleagues</b> examine the barriers that migrants face in accessing healthcare and argue they are counterproductive for host countries

Discussions

• "Health systems in which no-one is left behind can be created, but it requires political will and concerted action" 🔥🔥 doi.org/10.1136/bmj.... #PublicHealth #HealthEquity [bsky, 3 points, 0 comments]

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