Journal article
The UCL–Lancet Commission on Migration and Health: the health of a world on the move
I Abubakar, RW Aldridge, D Devakumar, M Orcutt, R Burns, ML Barreto, P Dhavan, FM Fouad, N Groce, Y Guo, S Hargreaves, M Knipper, JJ Miranda, N Madise, B Kumar, D Mosca, T McGovern, L Rubenstein, P Sammonds, SM Sawyer Show all
Lancet | ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC | Published : 2018
Abstract
With one billion people on the move or having moved in 2018, migration is a global reality, which has also become a political lightning rod. Although estimates indicate that the majority of global migration occurs within low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), the most prominent dialogue focuses almost exclusively on migration from LMICs to high-income countries (HICs). Nowadays, populist discourse demonises the very same individuals who uphold economies, bolster social services, and contribute to health services in both origin and destination locations. Those in positions of political and economic power continue to restrict or publicly condemn migration to promote their own interest..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The funders of the Commission had no role in design, information, collection, analysis, interpretation, writing of the report, or the decision to submit the paper for publication. All authors had full access to all the data in the report and had final responsibility for the decision to submit for publication. We thank the Wellcome Trust, Rockefeller Foundation, UK National Institute for Health Research, the UCL Grand Challenges in Global Health, and the EU's Health Programme (E-DETECT TB, 709624). Views expressed here are those of the authors only and their sole responsibility; they cannot be considered to reflect the views of the European Commission, the Consumers, Health, Agriculture and Food Executive Agency, any other body of the EU, or our other funders. We are also grateful to the following individuals for their contribution to various stages of the Commission and meetings: Catherine Kyobutungi (Commissioner until September 2017), Valentina Parisi, Victoria Rodulson, Kanokporn Kaojaroen, and Laura B Nellums. The INDEPTH Network collaboration acknowledges support from National Institutes of Health for the Migration and Health Follow-up Study. IA acknowledges funding from the National Institute for Health Research (SRF-2011-04-001; NF-SI-0616-10037), Medical Research Council, UK Department of Health, and the Wellcome Trust. DD received salary funding from the National Institute for Health Research. The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the National Health Service, the National Institute for Health Research, or the Department of Health. RWA is supported by a Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Career Development Fellowship (206602/Z/17/Z).