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Reflections on migrant and refugee health in Malaysia and the ASEAN region

Pocock NS 1 , Suphanchaimat R 2 , Chan CK 3 , Faller EM 4 , Harrigan N 5 , Pillai V 6 Show all authors , Wickramage K 7

Affiliations 

  • 1 United Nations University International Institute of Global Health, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 2International Health Policy Program, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand
  • 3 3Centre for Latin American Studies, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 4 4Migrant Workers Health Research Network, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health & Life Sciences, Management & Science University, Shah Alam, Malaysia
  • 5 5Department of Sociology, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
  • 6 Dhi Consulting & Training, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 7 Migration Health Division, International Organization for Migration, UN Migration Agency, Manila, Philippines
BMC Proc, 2018;12(Suppl 4):4.
PMID: 30044886 DOI: 10.1186/s12919-018-0100-6

Abstract

Migrants and refugees face challenges accessing both healthcare and good social determinants of health in Malaysia. Participants at the "Migrant and Refugee Health in Malaysia workshop, Kuala Lumpur, 9-10 November 2017" scoped these challenges within the regional ASEAN context, identifying gaps in knowledge and practical steps forward to improve the evidence base in the Malaysia.

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