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Maintaining Health on the Move: Access and Availability for Displaced People

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Inconsistent levels of safety and security faced during journeys of displacement directly affect the health of individuals and communities. Existing health conditions become harder to manage. This can result in a parallel journey from health to poorer health during which displaced people are in danger of being stigmatised and marginalised, framed as a threat to the health of local populations. Cole explores the legal requirement to provide the right to health across journeys of displacement through three lenses: the legal position of the individual; the agencies who are legally obliged and legally able to provide healthcare; and the different stages within the journey of displacement, which may influence both of the other two factors.

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Cole, J. (2020). Maintaining Health on the Move: Access and Availability for Displaced People. In: Adey, P., et al. The Handbook of Displacement. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47178-1_25

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