MIGRATION AND HEALTH IN THE AMERICAS: A Need and Service Assessment 2021-2023

Abstract

The findings presented in this study ratify the pertinence of our vision and highlight the urgent need to scale up comprehensive healthcare services for migrants in the Americas. It also reveals that despite ongoing efforts, significant gaps remain in ensuring that healthcare solutions in destination countries and along migratory routes meet the needs of this vulnerable population, who often fear deportation and face discrimination, exclusion, and administrative and cultural obstacles. Our response to these challenges must be multidimensional, coordinated and adequately funded. It should also go beyond medical expertise and promote a deep understanding of the unique social, cultural, and political contexts in which migration occurs.