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Situational and policy briefs: COVID-19 and migration
This series of situational and policy briefs summarises key practical and operational aspects of the COVID-19 response in relation to migrants and refugees. They include public health and policy recommendations and perspectives that build on the Lancet Migration Global Statement recommendations to ensure migrants and refugees: have access to healthcare; are included in prevention, preparedness and response; and are part of responsible and transparent public information strategies, during the COVID-19 pandemic. They are intended to be short briefs providing key information on particular migrant and refugee contexts and thematics, rather than fully comprehensive country or regional overviews.
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Situational and policy briefs have been authored by those working in academia, operational, or clinical areas of migration and COVID-19 and each has been expert reviewed. The briefs are hosted on the Lancet Migration website. Lancet Migration is a global collaboration between The Lancet and researchers, implementers, and others in the field of migration and health that aims to address evidence gaps and drive policy change building on the recommendations of the UCL-Lancet Commission on Migration and Health published in December 2018. Situational and policy briefs represent the views of the authors. They are up to date at the time of writing, but will be updated by authors at intervals as feasible. If you are interested in further information please contact the authors directly or email info@migrationandhealth.org.
NEW Scandinavian
Situational Brief
18.12.2020
Migration and COVID-19 in Scandinavian countries
Greece
Situational Brief -Update 2
22.9.2020
Asylum seekers and refugees in Greece during COVID-19
Italy
Situational Brief
28.5.2020 published/ Updated 9.7.2020
Newly arrived migrants & asylum seekers in reception centres in Italy during COVID-19
Italy
Situational Brief -Update 2
30.7.2020
Newly arrived migrants & asylum seekers in reception centres Italy during COVID-19
East Africa & Horn of Africa Situational Brief
1.6.2020
Report on migration & human mobility: new & old challenges for global health security & public health in the context of COVID-19
Situational Brief: Deportations & irregular migrants
1.6.2020
Deportations and irregular migrants during the COVID-19 pandemic
Situational Brief: Migration & COVID-19 in Latin America - Spanish
18.8.2020
Perspectivas sobre el derecho a la salud de los migrantes en America Latina durante COVID-19
United States
Situational Brief
8.7.2020
Asylum seekers, detained migrants, and documented/undocumented migrants in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic
Situational Brief: Migration & COVID-19 in Latin America
26.6.2020
Perspective on Migrants' Right to Health in Latin America during COVID-19
NEW Chile Situational Brief
9.12.2020
International migrants in Chile during the COVID-19 pandemic (Spanish version)
France
Situational Brief
3.8.2020
Asylum seekers & undocumented migrants in France during COVID-19
Turkey
Situational Brief
8.6.2020
Report on forced migrants and COVID-19 pandemic response in Turkey
Situational Brief: Palestinian refugees
19.6.2020
Palestinian refugees in the Occupied Palestine Territories during COVID-19
Situational Brief: Migrant children & young people
18.6.2020
Research report on heightened vulnerabilities of migrant children & young people living alone in the context of COVID-19: lessons from three Eastern African Countries
Israel
Situational Brief
10.7.2020
Marginalized migrants in Israel during the COVID-19 pandemic
UK Policy Brief
19.5.2020
Including migrants & refugees in the British government’s response to COVID-19
NEW Migrant Children in West Africa Situational Brief
15.10.2020
COVID-19, migration and children in West Africa
Russian Federation Situational Brief
26.6.2020
COVID-19 and associated risks for Central Asian temporary labour migrants in the Russian Federation
Mexico Situational Brief - Spanish
30.6.2020
Transit migration in Mexico during the COVID-19 pandemic (Spanish Version)
Greece
Situational Brief -Update 1
1.8.2020
Asylum seekers and refugees in Greece during COVID-19
Colombia Situational Brief
28.5.2020
Report on Venezuelan migrants in Colombia and the COVID-19 pandemic (Spanish version)
Syria
Situational Brief
3.7.2020
Impact of COVID-19 on forcibly displaced persons inside Syria