Protecting Health of Migrants, Immigrants and Refugees (PHOMIR)
Upcoming events:
Global Migrant Health Summit, New York, Sept 26-27, 2025
Global Migrant Health Summit is being held during Sept 26-27, concurrent to the 80th United Nations General Assembly. The Summit will bring together leaders and interestholders from different countries engaged in promoting, protecting and safeguarding the health of migrants and refugees. The participants will discuss issues faced by migrants and refugees that impacts their health. There will be workshop and roundtable related to health of migrants.
Register for the summit in the link below.
Global Migrant Health Summit, New York, United States
Call for Abstracts
We call for abstract from scholar, researcher, health professional, clinician, public health profesional related to the prevention, curative health services to migrants and refugees including mental health and physical health.
Abstract should be less than 300 words excluding title, should have sub-headings of Background/Methods, Results and conclusions.
Selected abstract will be invited to be presented at the Global Migrants Health Summit, Sept 26-27, 2025. Please use the form below to upload your abstract.
Deadline for submission : Sept 1, 2025
Notification of decision : Sept 07, 2025
Presentation of abstract : Sept 26, 2025
Our Mission
Each migrant deserves basic health coverage. We are dedicated in advocating basic health coverage for the migrants, immigrants and refugees.
Facts on migrants and refugees
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Migrants and Refugees often face worse health outcomes in countries of transit and destination due to barriers including language and cultural differences, institutional discrimination and restricted use of health services.
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Over a billion people are migrants globally, and they are constantly on the move. This is about 1 in 8 of the global population.
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Of this total, 281 million people are international migrants (1) and 84 million are forcibly displaced (48 million are internally displaced, 26.6 million are refugees, 4.4 million are asylum seekers). Among the forcibly displaced, 35 million are children and 1 million were born into refugee life (2).
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The number of people on the move is expected to grow due to poverty, lack of security, lack of access to basic services, conflict, environmental degradation and disasters.
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Migration could both improve or diminish an individual’s health status.
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Social, political and economic exclusion can result in poverty, homelessness and exploitation, which can create a higher risk for noncommunicable diseases.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing inequalities in certain populations, which may include refugees and migrants, particularly those in irregular situations.
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