Migration
The United Nations estimates that more than 270 million people migrate between countries annually. This section considers the ways in which changes in health are a driver of migration—both within and between countries—as well as how migration and the ways in which people who migrate are treated affect human health
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80%
About 80% of nurses and midwives in Nigeria say they would be willing to leave for better job opportunities
The Economics Behind Nigeria's Midwife Exodus9 in 10
More than 9 in 10 U.S. measles cases stemmed from international travel from 2020 to 2024
Securing America's Health Through Global Vaccination95%
More than 95% of available genome data comes from Western Europe and North America
Filling the Middle Eastern Gaps in the Human Genome2.3 Times
Native American adults are 2.3 times more likely than non-Hispanic white adults to die from diabetes
Diabetes, Colonialism, and Killers of the Flower Moon3.4%
Percent of global population made up of migrants
Global Health by the Numbers: December 2019100,000
The United States announced in March 2022 that it will accept up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees
Multigenerational Voices from the Wreckage of War-Torn Ukraine70.8 M
Millions people today have been forcibly displaced
Global Health by the Numbers: December 201915.9 M
Refugees today have lived in exile for 5+ years
Global Health by the Numbers: December 2019Featured
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Africa's Internal Migration Crisis
Migrants in several African countries face a new, worrying social discriminatory phenomenon called medical xenophobia
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How Anti-Immigration Measures Could Deplete the U.S. Health Workforce
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U.S. Deportees on Their Return to Guatemala
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Pandemic Responses Should Not Rely on Border Closures
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The United States Needs More Medical Interpreters
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Global Travel Restrictions: Lessons from COVID-19 to Marburg
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Safety Concerns Plague Humanitarian Aid Work
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Health Care: A Frontline Defense Against Human Trafficking
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Securing America's Health Through Global Vaccination
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U.S. Migration Surge Draws Attention to Mental Health Care
