Reflections on migrant and refugee health in Malaysia and the ASEAN region

Nicola S. Pocock; Rapeepong Suphanchaimat; Chee Khoon Chan; Erwin Martinez Faller; Nicholas Harrigan; Veena Pillai; Kolitha Wickramage

doi:10.1186/s12919-018-0100-6

Reflections on migrant and refugee health in Malaysia and the ASEAN region

Nicola S. Pocock^*, Rapeepong Suphanchaimat, Chee Khoon Chan, Erwin Martinez Faller, Nicholas Harrigan, Veena Pillai, Kolitha Wickramage

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Abstract

Migrants and refugees face challenges accessing both healthcare and good social determinants of health in Malaysia. Participants at the “Migrant and Refugee Health in Malaysia workshop, Kuala Lumpur, 9-10 November 2017” scoped these challenges within the regional ASEAN context, identifying gaps in knowledge and practical steps forward to improve the evidence base in the Malaysia.

Original language	English
Article number	4
Pages (from-to)	1-5
Number of pages	5
Journal	BMC Proceedings
Volume	12
Issue number	Suppl. 4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12919-018-0100-6
Publication status	Published - 24 Apr 2018

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Reflections on migrant and refugee health in Malaysia and the ASEAN region

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