Migration and Health: A Framework for 21st Century Policy-Making

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Authors

Cathy Zimmerman · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Lígia Kiss · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Mazeda Hossain · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Abstract

In the introductory article to a six-part PLoS Medicine series on Migration & Health, series guest editors Cathy Zimmerman, Mazeda Hossain, and Ligia Kiss outline a migratory process framework that involves five phases: pre-departure, travel, destination, interception, and return.

Topics & Keywords

Migration, Health and Trauma Migration and Labor Dynamics Global Health Workforce Issues

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Reduced inequalities

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS Medicine

Volume 8, Issue 5, pp. e1001034-e1001034

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001034

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