title: [Refugees and migrants].
abstract: Today, there are about 14 million refugees worldwide. The United Nations' High Commissioner for Refugees supports them with legal aid, food supplies, housing and preventive health measures, and also tries to find a permanent residence for the refugees. In recent years, there has been increasing awareness about the great number of internally displaced persons in many countries, and of the extent of economic migration. The fear that immigrants may be a threat to the public health, especially as regards import of infectious diseases such as HIV, hepatitis B and tuberculosis, is diminishing. The cultural aspects of health care among immigrants require increased attention, both from the immigrants themselves, and the countries to which they immigrate.
authors.affiliation: International Organization for Migration, Genève, Sveits.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Siem
mesh_terms: D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D004641:Emigration and Immigration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D012036:Refugees; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
vernacular_title: Flyktninger og folkeflyttinger.